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Unexplained Helicopter Crash in Grande Cache

What: Sarvair AviationRobinson R44 (owned and operated by Klint Sarver) en route from Grande Prairie to Grande Cache
Where: about 50 km before reaching its destination Grande Cache, Alta
When: 6 p.m. Friday night. (rescue saturday Jan 31) ,
Who: Passenger and pilot are recovering.
Why: The crash is under investigation; it is thought that the helicopter flipped and slammed into a mountain. The pilot has a punctured lung and other injuries; and was transported to Grande Prairie. Passenger was uninjured.

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