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22nd Jan 2013, 15:02
Sao Paulo helicopter crash: Pilot dead and three injured | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2266305/Sao-Paulo-helicopter-crash-Pilot-dead-injured.html)
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A helicopter has crashed onto two houses in a small town north of Sao Paulo in Brazil killing the pilot and injuring three passengers.
The aircraft came down in the neighbourhood of Jaragua at 12.30pm local time on Monday and despite crashing into a residential area miraculously no one was hurt on the ground.
However, the pilot named as Marcelo Melo Araújo Stella, 29, died instantly.
It is believed the helicopter, which could carry up to seven passengers and a pilot, was being operated as an air taxi and travelling to Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city.
Residents have described seeing the helicopter approaching the town and noticing the rear propeller had stopped.
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A helicopter has crashed onto two houses in a small town north of Sao Paulo in Brazil killing the pilot and injuring three passengers.
The aircraft came down in the neighbourhood of Jaragua at 12.30pm local time on Monday and despite crashing into a residential area miraculously no one was hurt on the ground.
However, the pilot named as Marcelo Melo Araújo Stella, 29, died instantly.
It is believed the helicopter, which could carry up to seven passengers and a pilot, was being operated as an air taxi and travelling to Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city.
Residents have described seeing the helicopter approaching the town and noticing the rear propeller had stopped.