Helicopter owned by Orbic Helicopter Tours crashes near California-Nevada border

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A helicopter owned by Orbic Helicopter Tours crashed near the California-Nevada border. The flight took off at 8:45 p.m. and was expected to land at 9:49 p.m. in Boulder City, Nevada. The helicopter, with registration number N130CZ, was last seen near Fort Irwin/Barstow, California. The crash is believed to have involved Mr Wigwe, his wife, and his son, among other passengers.

Checks by PREMIUM TIMES showed that the flight took off at about 8:45 p.m. (local time). According to a local news outlet, it was expected to land at 9: 49 p.m (local time) at Boulder City, Nevada. Details seen by PREMIUM TIMES on FlightAware, a flight tracking platform, showed that the registration number of the helicopter is N130CZ and it was last seen near Fort Irwin/Barstow, California.

Checks by PREMIUM TIMES also showed that the helicopter is owned by Orbic Helicopter Tours, a longstanding provider of aerial experiences in Los Angeles. According to details on the company’s website, “in addition to offering the best helicopter tours, we also provide helicopter transportation.”Mr Wigwe, his wife, and his son are believed to be among the six passengers in the helicopter that crashed in the US early Saturday Nigerian time (late Friday local time).The New York Times reported that a total of six people were in the helicopter that crashed near the California-Nevada borde

Helicopter Crash Orbic Helicopter Tours California-Nevada Border Flight

 

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