Four Killed in Northern California Helicopter Crash


Four Killed in Northern California Helicopter Crash

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Four people were killed when a helicopter crashed Sunday afternoon in Northern California, authorities said.

Colusa County sheriff's deputies and Sacramento River Fire Division personnel discovered the bodies after they responded to a report around 1:15 p.m. that a helicopter had gone down near a highway in the small town of Colusa, about 70 miles northwest of Sacramento, the sheriff's said in a statement, NBC News reported.

The US National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash with the Federal Aviation Administration, said the helicopter was a Robinson R66. Robinson Helicopter Co. described the R66 as a five-seat turbine helicopter powered by a Rolls-Royce turboshaft engine.

No further details were immediately available.

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