The pilot and passengers of the Guardian Flight helicopter that crashed near Rock Springs Tuesday have been identified. Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said 45 year old Calvin Cannon of Rock Springs, was piloting the craft, while 28 year old Max Calnin, 58 year old Robert W. Moses, 33 year old Robert B. Moses and a 13-year-old boy Haskell declined to identify, were passengers. None were patients and it is not believed the flight was a medical transport.
At around 6 PM on Tuesday, Undersheriff Craig Jackson was on Yellowstone Road about three miles north of Rock Springs when he saw the helicopter, a Bell 407, circling west of the roadway. Jackson watched as the chopper dropped straight to the ground from a relatively low altitude. No one was injured in the accident. Haskell said investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are en route to Rock Springs to begin their investigation. In the meantime, county detectives and deputies have been conducting a preliminary inquiry and gathering information to be turned over to federal authorities.
At around 6 PM on Tuesday, Undersheriff Craig Jackson was on Yellowstone Road about three miles north of Rock Springs when he saw the helicopter, a Bell 407, circling west of the roadway. Jackson watched as the chopper dropped straight to the ground from a relatively low altitude. No one was injured in the accident. Haskell said investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are en route to Rock Springs to begin their investigation. In the meantime, county detectives and deputies have been conducting a preliminary inquiry and gathering information to be turned over to federal authorities.
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