| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 10, 2018 |
| Time: | 1731 |
| Location: | Grand Canyon, Arizona |
| Operator: | Papillon |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Sightseeing |
| AC Type: | Eurocopter EC 130B4 |
| Registration: | N155GC |
| cn / ln: | 7091 |
| Aboard: | 7 (passengers:6 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:3 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The helicopter was observed making strange manoeuvres before clipping a cliff which snapped off its tail end. The aircraft then plummeted 600ft to the base of a gorge. There were strong winds in the area at the time of the accident. |
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