The pilot and passenger were transported to a local hospital for treatment, but local press report the pilot died from injuries suffered in the crash, and the passenger remains in the hospital with critical injuries.  Pilot named here as 53-year-old Scott Socquet from Milford, Connecticut.  The passenger passed away two days later and was named here as Howard Jameson, 27, from New Fairfield, Connecticut (a relative of the pilot according to this tweet).  The pair are pictured in this tweet.

Date:

23 October, 2019

Reg:

N225JM

Make:

Robinson

Model:

R44

MSN:

10954

Location:

State Route 159 between Sky Vista Drive and Moenkopi Road, Las Vegas

Country:

US-Nevada

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

2

Link:

https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:24-OCT-19,LAS%20VEGAS,N225JM

Link:

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/helicopter-pilot-dies-in-crash-at-red-rock-canyon-near-las-vegas-1876917/

Link:

https://twitter.com/orko_manna/status/1187472809838034944