"6 injured as police helicopters collide in LA area" Associated Press, November 19, 2012
ALTADENA, Calif. — Federal officials are investigating a collision involving two police helicopters in the Los Angeles area that left five officers and a civilian with minor injuries.
Investigators believe Saturday’s crash occurred when the rotator blades of a copter that was landing touched those of one that was taking off, Lieutenant Phlunte Riddle said.
The collision caused extensive damage to both aircraft, crumpling the tail and breaking the blades of one and causing a blade of the other copter to fall off....
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Investigators believe Saturday’s crash occurred when the rotator blades of a copter that was landing touched those of one that was taking off, Lieutenant Phlunte Riddle said.
The collision caused extensive damage to both aircraft, crumpling the tail and breaking the blades of one and causing a blade of the other copter to fall off....
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"HELICOPTER EXPLOSION -- Officials at Corona Municipal Airport in California examined the burned-out cockpit of a helicopter that exploded while refueling Sunday night, killing the pilot. A Federal Aviation Adminstration spokesman said the helicopter's rotor blades apparently hit the structure over the fuel pumps (Boston Globe November 27 2012)."
