Accidents
Five Dead in Alaska Heli-ski Crash
The Airbus Helicopters AStar went down near the Knik Glacier near Palmer Saturday.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating after five died and one was seriously injured following the crash of an Airbus Helicopters AS350B3e AStar on Saturday in Alaska. The helicopter went down near the Knik Glacier near Palmer at an estimated elevation of 5,000 to 6,000 feet. Weather at the time at Palmer (KPAQ, 242 feet msl) was reported as wind of five knots, broken clouds at 6,500 feet agl, and 10 miles visibility.


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