Engine Failure Suspected in Sifnos Helicopter Crash That Killed Three

Greek police suspect engine failure caused a privately chartered Bell 206 helicopter to spiral and explode on impact before landing on Sifnos on 17 August 2026. British honeymooners Marie Ebert, 30, and Alexander Cromie, 31, and pilot Giorgos Raikos, 53, died. CCTV under review shows the aircraft spinning out of control; witnesses reported a "strange noise." Greece's transport ministry is coordinating the inquiry.