Charles burnett helicopter crash
Helicopter crash today...
Sapphire Aviation Bell UH-1 crash
Helicopter crash
On January 17, , a Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter of Sapphire Aviation crashed near Raton, New Mexico, United States.
Charles burnett helicopter crash
Five of the six people on board were killed. The sole survivor was in serious condition.
Accident
The helicopter crashed and caught fire east of Raton, New Mexico. The pilot, pilot rated passenger, and three of the four passengers on board were killed, including Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett and British world record holder Charles Burnett III.[1] Burnett had set the record for a steam-powered car in The sole survivor, Andra Cobb, was the daughter of the pilot rated passenger Paul Cobb, and the long term romantic partner of Charles Burnett.[1] Cobb was seriously injured but was able to raise the alarm by cellphone; although she was unable to give the location of the crash, it was located by New Mexico State Police on a ranch 15 miles (24&#;km) east of Raton.
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