CAMANO ISLAND — Three people walked away from a helicopter crash this morning with minor injuries, Island County sheriff’s deputies said.
Investigators do not yet know what caused the 11 a.m. crash, Island County Undersheriff Kelly Mauck said.
Several people saw the Fairchild FH1100 chopper “go down fast,” Mauck said. There were reports of a loud boom and a large plume of smoke rising from the crash.
The people on board were able to escape without serious injuires, he said.
The helicopter apparently was taking off from the Camano Island Airfield on Moore Road. It is unclear right now how high the helicopter was before it came down.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Traffic Safety Board are investigating, Mauck said.
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