BC Helicopter Lands Safely After Being Hit by Lightning, Helijet Says

BC Helicopter Lands Safely After Being Hit by Lightning, Helijet Says
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, May 1, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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A commercial helicopter with 14 people on board landed safely in Victoria on Tuesday after it was hit by lightning.

Rick Hill, the vice-president of Helijet, said the aircraft was at about 1,200 metres when it was hit by lightning, the two pilots on board took the chopper down to below the clouds and then landed without trouble in Victoria a few minutes later.