Five killed in sightseeing helicopter crash near Great Smokey Mountains National Park

A Bell-206 sightseeing helicopter crashed near the Great Smokey Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee and all five people on board have been killed. The crash happened near Sevierville and the tourist helicopter was totally destroyed in the fire after the crash. The helicopter appeared to have come down the side of a mountain and crashed at the foothills.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 5 April 2016.

Nearly a dozen emergency vehicles came to the site located three miles from Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park and less than a mile from a large outlet mall in Sevierville and adjacent to a neighborhood off the main tourist drag. There was smoke billowing over the area and the Pigeon Forge fire department had its units at the scene.
Locals have indicated that tour helicopters fly over the area at least three or four times in a day.
While the reason for the crash is under investigation, some helicopter tour operators are known to be reckless to "thrill the tourists" by flying too close to trees or waterfalls or by performing dangerous maneuvers. That could have caused the machine to go out of control.


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