SEPTEMBER 28, 2022:
A sixty-five-year-old California man was killed in the crash of a light helicopter near Yankton yesterday (Sept. 27, 2022).
The Yankton County Sheriffs Office said Kevin Rehm of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, was the only passenger when the craft crashed. He was pronounced dead at the
scene. An autopsy is being conducted in Sioux Falls with the results being released later.
The investigation of the crash is now being handled by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.
(Story courtesy of news partner WNAX.)
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022:
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — Officials say the pilot of a small helicopter was killed in a crash in southeastern South Dakota. The Federal Aviation Administration said the AG-915 Spartan helicopter went down Tuesday morning (Sept. 27, 2022) near the Chan Gurney Municipal Airport in Yankton. Officials say only the pilot was on board. Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels tells WNAX radio the aircraft was destroyed upon impact. Nickels says the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board have been called to investigate because a fatality is involved.
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