A helicopter pilot and passenger were killed in a crash attributed to horseplay. Witnesses reported seeing two helicopters engaged in what appeared to be games or stunts in the air, dodging and weaving within a short distance of each other.
The passenger killed was a news photographer on assignment. The helicopter was returning to an airport when it encountered the second one and the horseplay started. When the first helicopter attempted a steep climb, the tail section fell off and the machine crashed into a residential area.
A fatal incident such as this might seem far removed from your […]
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