Cases involving individuals who have been injured in crashes and collisions involving helicopters. A Helicopter Accident is an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the helicopter with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure and/or the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
Cool (formerly, Cave Valley) is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, about 70 miles from Sacramento, the state capital. Cool is at an elevation of 1532 feet (467 m). The population is about 2527, and the community is inside area code 530 with a ZIP code of 95614.