Helicopter sighted by NSW police about an hour before Snowy Mountains crash, report reveals
An initial search to find a helicopter that later crashed in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains was called off after the pilot made contact with authorities, a preliminary report has found.
The Bell 206 Longranger L-4 was one of seven helicopters travelling on a flying tour from Canberra to Mangalore in Victoria on April 3, when it crashed killing the pilot and passenger.
The helicopter's pilot was high-profile businessman and Barbeques Galore company director Peter Richard Woodland (75) and the passenger was his 64-year-old partner.
The helicopter had earlier become separated from the group, with a preliminary report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) revealing an initial search had been called off.
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