Overview
- A privately chartered Bell 206 crashed during final approach on Sifnos and exploded on impact, killing all three people on board, responders said.
- Video and multiple witness accounts indicate the helicopter became unstable and lost altitude seconds before it struck the ground near the island helipad.
- Emergency services found the wreckage in the Tholos area only about 30 meters from the landing pad and close to houses after an emergency call around 18:15–18:17 on Monday evening.
- Officials confirmed the dead are reported to be a Greek pilot and two passengers said to be a newly married British couple, though formal identification has not been released.
- Investigators are focusing on maintenance records, wreckage and any cockpit or bystander footage to determine whether a technical defect or human error caused the crash, and authorities have corrected earlier reports that overstated the death toll.