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Articles tagged “helicopter crash”

Video: Helicopter crashes while installing Christmas tree in New Zealand

by McLean Robbins on Nov 23, 2011


There are always a few injuries sustained while setting up a Christmas tree, but this one takes the cake. A helicopter in Auckland, New Zealand clipped a large structure and crashed while helping set up a large Christmas tree yesterday. According to NYC Aviation, the pilot sustained minor injuries and there is “no word on the condition of the tree.”

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