Crew was practicing water-bucket drops at about 1 p.m. Friday when the helicopter crashed. It was sitting upright in about 3 feet of water with the tail boom damaged just forward of the tail rotor and the main blade tips showing signs of having struck something

Date:

28 June, 2013

Make:

Bell

Model:

B206

Location:

Clark Fork River, Missoula

Country:

US-Montana

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Hillcrest-Aircraft-Co

Link:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/06/28/2635629/helicopter-crashes-in-western.html

Link:

http://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/helicopter-crashes-in-western-montana-river/article_e20d5cb4-fdcc-5769-980b-1dd41db11819.html

Link:

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/helicopter-crashes-in-clark-fork-while-practicing-water-drops/article_cbc641f0-7dc0-5a30-bd47-dca76f6edafa.html