Pilot 'steered helicopter from crowds' before Beijing crash

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News ID: 26682
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Publish Date: 13:03 - 30 July 2018
TEHRAN, July 30 - A civilian helicopter crashed into a parking lot in the Chinese capital on Monday after the pilot managed to steer the aircraft away from crowded areas, the state-run Beijing Youth Daily said.

Pilot 'steered helicopter from crowds' before Beijing crash

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - No one on the ground was injured, Beijing police said on Chinese social network Weibo. Four people onboard suffered minor injuries.

Bell Helicopter told Reuters the helicopter was a Bell 429 aircraft owned by Reignwood Star Aviation, adding it was investigating the cause of the crash.

A Reignwood representative told Reuters the Civil Aviation Administration of China was also investigating.

Source: Reuters

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