A Victorian family of four who were injured when a sightseeing helicopter crashed in Nevada are seeking more than $US400,000 damages from the tour operator.
Local emergency responders and the National Transportation Safety Board described the crash at Boulder City Municipal Airport as a "hard landing", while the Federal Aviation Administration called it a crash while landing.Las Vegas-based Papillon Grand Canyon Tours and parent company Papillon Airways Inc are accused of negligence and liability in the civil complaint, filed on Monday in Nevada state court in Las Vegas.
A photo by a Boulder City official posted on Facebook showed the red helicopter upright in a flat desert area. There were no reports of a fire. The pilot was not identified. Ms Robb alleged the company "has a history of ill-fated helicopter flights involving its sight-seeing tours".