79°F
weather icon Clear
Las Vegas, NV
Nation and World

2 killed in Ariz. sheriff’s office helicopter crash

A pilot and a mechanic died in the crash of a helicopter used by Arizona’s Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and a federal investigation was under way on Thursday into what caused the crash, officials said. (Thinkstock)
More Stories
(The Associated Press)
Powerball jackpot jumps to 7th largest ever after no one wins Monday’s drawing
During Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, Mickey Mouse and friends don brand-new Halloween-th ...
It’s the cheapest time of the year to visit Disneyland right now
Flat screen TVs are displayed at a retail store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. ...
August consumer confidence dips in US with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease
A giant dust storm approaches the Phoenix metro area as a monsoon storm pushes the dust into th ...
‘It was that bad’: Powerful haboob sweeps through Phoenix
REUTERS
January 1, 2015 - 10:30 am
 

A pilot and a mechanic died in the crash of a helicopter used by Arizona’s Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and a federal investigation was under way on Thursday into what caused the crash, officials said.

The helicopter had just undergone routine maintenance in the Phoenix area and the pilot on Wednesday was flying with the mechanic from there to the Sierra Vista airport in Cochise County when it went down, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement released late on Wednesday.

The debris field was discovered near Benson in southern Arizona, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

The pilot and the mechanic, who were the only two people on board the helicopter, were civilian contractors and the helicopter was leased by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office from a local company, according to the statement.

The pilot and the mechanic have not been identified, pending notification of next of kin.

MOST READ
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
During Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, Mickey Mouse and friends don brand-new Halloween-th ...
It’s the cheapest time of the year to visit Disneyland right now
Brady MacDonald, The Orange County Register

The start of Disneyland’s busy Halloween season is also one of the cheapest times of the year to visit the Anaheim theme park when bargain hunters can save more than $100 on tickets.

A giant dust storm approaches the Phoenix metro area as a monsoon storm pushes the dust into th ...
‘It was that bad’: Powerful haboob sweeps through Phoenix
By Ross Franklin and Hallie Golden The Associated Press

A towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix with storms that left thousands of people without power and temporarily grounded flights at the city airport.

FILE - U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb ...
European postal services suspend shipment of packages to US over tariffs
By Demetris Nellas and Mae Anderson The Associated Press

The exemption, known as the “de minimis” exemption, allows packages worth less than $800 to come into the U.S. duty free. A total of 1.36 billion packages were sent in 2024 under this exemption.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookevil ...
US now seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
By Travis Loller Associated Press

Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be sent to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, his defense attorneys told a court Saturday.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookevil ...
Man mistakenly deported to El Salvador freed from Tennessee jail
By TRAVIS LOLLER and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.

MORE STORIES