29 July 2022 at 14:47 The helicopter accident in Alta is dropped The police drop the case about the helicopter crash in Alta in which six people died in 2019. This is what the Finnmark Police District writes in a press release. – The case against the pilot has been dropped due to the death of the suspect, while the case against Helitrans AS has been dropped as no criminal relationship has been proven, says acting state attorney Jørn H. Bremnes. Five people in their early 20s paid to fly with the helicopter during the Høstsprell festival. The pilot, a 27-year-old Swedish man, also died. The Accident Investigation Board has, among other things, criticized that the passenger trips at such events are used as training for the more inexperienced pilots.
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