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Deadly Grand Canyon copter crash likely caused by wind

by Felicia Fonseca
| January 14, 2021 12:06 PM

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in the Grand Canyon in 2018, killing five British tourists, told investigators that he wasn't able to control the aircraft after a “violent gust of wind” sent it spinning, according to a new report.

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