PHOTOS: An Airlift Northwest helicopter tipped on its side while landing near Easton Tuesday night, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are working to determine the cause of the accident, the Kittitas County Sheriff said. The crew on board the helicopter was not injured and was able to extricate themselves without injury, according to deputies. The helicopter had been called to the area by deputies who were responding to a report of a missing camper at around 8 p.m. near Little Kachess Lake, according to the Kittitas County Sheriff.
Deputies found the man, and medics saw he had accidentally cut himself; it was serious enough to need an air ambulance, according to deputies. The helicopter attempted to land at around 11:02 p.m., near exit 62 off I-90, near the north end of Kachess Lake, but tipped onto its right side, according to the Kittitas County Sheriff. Both the FAA and NTSB were notified and sent investigators to determine the cause of the accident, Kittitas County Sheriff said. The injured camper was subsequently transported by ambulance to a hospital in the Snoqualmie area for treatment, deputies said.
