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Couple killed in Vegas copter crash

A Kansas couple celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary were among five people who died in the crash of a tour helicopter in a remote canyon outside Las Vegas.
Delwin and Tamara Chapman were in Las Vegas to renew their wedding vows after 25 years of marriage when a luxury helicopter tour of the twinkling Las Vegas [...]

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Helicopter Crashes While Installing Christmas Tree

A helicopter that was using cables to install a seven-story Christmas tree in central Auckland, New Zealand, crashed down to the ground. The pilot, Greg Gribble, escaped virtually unharmed with only minor injuries, while no one else was hurt, despite the fact that workers were very close by under the helicopter when the incident occurred.

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Five victims killed in helicopter crash found

Five bodies of militaries killed in a military helicopter crashed in Kaeng Krachan National Park, but authorities were unable to move the charred bodies out of the crash site 500 metres from Thai-Myanmar border line.
Their helicopter crashed in foul weather during a mission to airlift troops on a patrol mission to combat the forest encroachment [...]

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Russian copter crash kills pilot

Russian news agencies say the Defense Ministry has grounded its fleet of Mi-28 attack helicopters following a crash in the south of the country that killed the pilot.
The agencies said that the military helicopter crashed in daylight Tuesday attempting an emergency landing after engine failure in the province of Stavropol. A co-pilot was injured, the [...]

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Medical helicopter crash

The family of a flight nurse killed with two other people when a medical helicopter crashed last summer near Indianapolis. The helicopter’s main rotor blade either contacted unmarked power lines or “spontaneously separated without contact,” causing the deadly crash.
Attorneys hired by National Bank of Indianapolis filed the lawsuit in Marion Superior Court last week [...]

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All 5 bodies recovered copter crash

The bodies of all five victims of a Dec. 11 helicopter crash off Sabine Pass have been recovered.
The helicopter was bound for a Gulf of Mexico oil platform.
Jefferson County Justice of the Peace identified three victims, whose bodies were recovered the day of the accident, as: the pilot, 43-year-old Joseph Laugelle Jr. of Quincy, Mass.; [...]

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Sunday helicopter crash

The wife of one of the workers killed in a Sunday helicopter crash is suing the company that operated the aircraft.
The Sikorsky S-76C, carrying a pilot, co-pilot and seven workers bound for a Shell Oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, crashed about 2:10 p.m. Sunday in a marshy area of western Terrebonne Parish near [...]

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Air force copter crashes

A helicopter of the air force crashed in Phu Kradung national park in Loei province of Thailand on Saturday morning, injuring two people on board. The copter was carrying equipments for a telecommunication station of the national park.
According to deputy air force spokesman, the plan crashed when it was landing at the station.
A [...]

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