Sightseeing Helicopter Crashes, Killing 4
From Times Wire Reports
A sightseeing helicopter flying over an active lava flow from Kilauea Volcano crashed into rugged terrain, killing the pilot and all three passengers.
The pilot of the Hughes 500 reported engine problems before the helicopter fell straight down Sunday and “pancaked” into an old lava flow, said Tweet Coleman of the Federal Aviation Administration.Victims’ names were being withheld pending notification of family. Coleman said the passengers were from York, Pa.
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