The passengers were on a sunset  tour near Hoover Dam at the time of its crash; a normally scheduled route.  The cause of the crash has not yet been released.  This particular Sundance helicopter was an Aerospatiale AS350.

In 2003, Sundance Helicopter company had another tragic disaster in Arizona which resulted in the death of 6 passengers and a pilot.  That crash was found to be caused by unsafe piloting.

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Helicopter Crashes like this one are tragic and catastrophic in nature.  It is important that a proper and independent investigation be done immediately to preserve any evidence that will be critical to the future of any claims that may be brought to hold those accountable and responsible for this horrific crash.

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When the accident is due to pilot error, the survivors of the deceased passengerscan seek recovery against the pilot’s estate. If the accident was due to a mechanicalfailure, the heirs may sue the manufacturer or the company that maintained the plane,whichever was responsible for the mechanical failure.

One of the most tragic private small airplane crashes involved the son of the greatPresident John F. Kennedy. Kennedy’s son and namesake, John F. Kennedy, Jr. John John was a relatively new pilot with little night flying experience and was rated forVisual Flight Rules (VFR) only, not Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). John John was flyinga single-prop Piper Saratoga with his wife Carolyn and his sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette.The flight path was over the featureless waterscape of Long Island Sound, and theweather was dark, hazy, and marginally VFR. The accident was attributed to John John’sbecoming disoriented on a dark and hazy night over water. The official cause of theaccident according to the final report of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)was due to “the pilot’s failure to maintain control of his airplane during a descent overwater at night, which was a result of spatial disorientation.”

The vast majority of small private plane accidents occur on takeoff and landingdue to the pilot’s inexperience, carelessness, or a mechanical problem with the plane,which may be the plane’s manufacturer’s fault, the fault of the mechanic who last workedon the plane, or the pilot’s failure to get the problem fixed if he or she knew there was amechanical problem with the plane.

If you have been injured or a loved one killed in a small private airplane accident,you should contact an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Association(FAA) will usually investigate every plane crash and their reports can be crucial inidentifying the cause of the accident and establishing liability.

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The three crew members who were on the flight were killed.  The helicopter was owned and operated by Mountain Lifeflight out of Suzanville, California.

There can be many causes to helicopter accidents.  Among them being mechanical failure, improper maintenance of the helicopter,pilot error and many other factors.  If a loved one has been killed in a helicopter crash, it is important that you seek immediate help.  An investigation must be started immediately to preserve necessary evidence into the cause of the crash.

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Mark Conway, 43, of Barnstable, was the only person onboard.  The plane, a DeHavilland C6 turboprop is owned by Wiggins Airways, which is based out of Manchester, New Hampshire. 

The plane was used to make cargo flights carrying FedEx and UPS packages.  The plane crashed on take-off, and Federal Investigators are on scene in Cape Cod trying to determine the cause of the crash. 
 

According to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board, the plane started to shake and then lost power at an altitude of 1,600 feet.

According to preliminary findings in the report, the student pilot performed a preflight inspection prior to takeoff and observed six gallons in each of the two fuel tanks. After departing Ledgedale Airpark in Brockport, the two men practiced touch and go landings. After about an hour in the air, the plane began to experience problems on the return flight to Brockport.” 

The flight instructor performed a forced landing in a field, during which the airplane struck trees and came to rest 150 feet from the tree line, the report states. An inspection after the crash showed there was one galllon of fuel in both the right and left tank, and there was no indication of a fuel leak.