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FAA confirms helicopter crash in Richfield; craft was assigned to Widemouth 2 Fire

By gephardtdaily.com · August 8, 2026 · 1 min read
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Utah News spotted this story published August 7, 2026 at gephardtdaily.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

RICHFIELD, Utah, Aug. 7, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Federal Aviation Association has confirmed to Gephardt Daily that a helicopter crashed at about 10 a.m. in Richfield with two people aboard. It was a Sikorsky S64 helicopter, according to a preliminary statement from the FAA.

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