7 hurt as Grand Canyon tour helicopter makes hard landing

A Grand Canyon tour helicopter made a hard landing at a Las Vegas-area airport, injuring seven people, officials said Wednesday.

This image provided by Boulder City communications manager Lisa LaPlante shows a Grand Canyon tour helicopter after a Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, crash described as a "hard landing" at Boulder City, Nev., Municipal Airport. Officials say the pilot and six passengers were taken to Las Vegas-area hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening.

LAS VEGAS — Authorities are investigating the cause. A photo posted on Facebook showed the red helicopter upright in a flat desert area. There were no reports of a fire. The FAA said it is investigating, and the NTSB identified the operator of the Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2 as Las Vegas-based Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopter air tours.Papillon representatives did not immediately respond Wednesday to a telephone message.

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