Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday that they are investigating the possibility of a bird strike in the helicopter crash Thursday that killed six people.

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday that they are investigating the possibility of a bird strike in the helicopter crash Thursday that killed six people.

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Officials have released the names of the victims in Thursday's deadly helicopter crash. The cause is still not known.

Early speculation before the NTSB arrived was that the helicopter fell victim to a bird strike. “We are aware of the reports and it is something we will be looking into,” she said.

“And I haven’t seen anything like that in my 30 years being in business, in the helicopter business. The only thing I could guess — I got no clue — is that it either had a bird strike or ...

Early speculation before the NTSB arrived was that the helicopter fell victim to a bird strike.

in the helicopter business,” he continued. “The only thing I could guess – I got no clue – is that it either had a bird strike or the main rotor blades failed. I have no clue. I don’t know.