High-voltage line blamed for fatal copter crash

Source: Xinhua  |   2008-7-13  |     ONLINE EDITION

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STRIKING a high-voltage transmission line caused a helicopter to crash in the Beijing suburbs, killing the pilot, investigators said today.

The helicopter crashed at 9:50am yesterday after hitting a 10-kilovolt line while spraying pesticide on a forest farm in Pinggu District, said an investigator with the North China Regional Administration under the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

The 37-year-old pilot, surnamed Lu, died in the crash. The copter was also destroyed. The investigation into the crash continues, according to the investigator.

The helicopter was rented by Pinggu District's horticulture and forestry department from the Beijing Pan-Asia General Aviation Company. Lu worked in the company.


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