COMPANY TOWN ANNEX

Cause of Wells Helicopter Crash Reported: Snow in the engine caused a helicopter crash in Nevada’s rugged Ruby Mountains that killed Walt Disney Co. President Frank Wells and three other people, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The group was returning from a heli-skiing outing near Elko, Nev., on April 3, 1994, when the crash occurred. The NTSB report concludes that the snow resulted in a flameout, which caused the engine to fail. It also said that the lack of snow covers for the engine, improper flight planning, inadequate information in the helicopter’s flight plan manual and poor terrain for an emergency landing contributed to the accident.