The helicopter was returning from a routine trip to the national park when the pilot made a hard landing at Boulder City Municipal Airport in the Las Vegas metro area around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
that the helicopter was returning from a routine trip to the national park when the pilot made a hard landing at Boulder City Municipal Airport in the Las Vegas metro area around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The pilot and six passengers were injured in the landing. Boulder City police said none of the injuries were life-threatening, but four people were taken to Sunrise Hospital and Siena Hospital for treatment.The aircraft was identified as an Airbus Helicopter EC130 T2. It belonged to Las Vegas-based FlightAware reported the flight took off from the Grand Canyon near Kingman, Ariz. for the Boulder City airport. The flight is usually around 25 minutes.
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