Two people were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday on Alaska’s North Slope, 28 miles west of Deadhorse, according to the National Transportation and Safety Board.
The helicopter, a Robinson R-66 owned by Pollux Aviation, went down near the Kuparuk oil field in late morning. The crash was located after NTSB was notified of a missing helicopter, and as a column of smoke rose near the village of Nuiqsut.
Pollux Aviation, based in Wasilla, provides a range of helicopter services on the North Slope, such as charter services, moving equipment and workers to remote sites, aerial surveys, environmental monitoring, and cargo. The company was established in 1991
The NTSB is sending a team to the area. This story will be updated.
