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.
Whitney is a village in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census. Originally called Dawes City, then Earth Lodge, it was renamed in honor of a railroad official. East of Whitney is the site of Old Fort Useless, built for settlers' protection but never used.