A pilot and one passenger died in a helicopter crash on the North Slope Wednesday, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. There were no survivors.
Alaska NTSB Chief Clint Johnson said the helicopter – a Robinson R66 – left Deadhorse at around 10:40 a.m., and the agency was notified it was missing before noon.
Johnson said the North Slope Borough Search and Rescue launched one of their helicopters, which found the crash site roughly 30 miles west of Deadhorse. Search and Rescue personnel recovered the remains of the pilot and passenger, who have not been identified…