Charter & Fractional
Grand Canyon Air-tour Helicopter Crash Kills Three
Survivors were severely injured and high winds that built to 50 mph and darkness made medical evacuation delayed and difficult.
Papillon Helicopters
Papillon EC130s on the ramp at Boulder City, Nevada. (Photo: Barry Ambrose)

An Airbus Helicopters EC130B4 operated by Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters crashed Saturday night at approximately 5:20 p.m local time in rugged terrain near Quartermaster Canyon on the Hualapai Nation in Arizona, three miles east of the Grand Canyon West Airport, killing three of the seven aboard the air-tour flight. All six passengers were British nationals, according to statement issued by the UK foreign office Sunday night.