2018 Sapphire Aviation Bell UH-1 crash
On January 17, 2018, a Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter of Sapphire Aviation crashed near Raton, New Mexico, United States. Five of the six people on board were killed. The sole survivor was in serious condition.
A Bell UH-1H Iroquois, similar to the aircraft involved. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 17, 2018 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Raton, New Mexico, United States |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| Operator | Sapphire Aviation |
| Registration | N658H |
| Flight origin | Raton Municipal Airport |
| Destination | Folsom, New Mexico |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
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