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Old 13th Sep 2005, 14:41
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tecpilot
 
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"It's the darkest day in my life, i'm completely destroyed!"

One week after the tragedy the accident pilot have spoken yesterday first time in public.

"I haven't opened the cargo hook, there must be a technical malfunction!
"After ten shuttle flights with the concrete, shortly after 13:00 local time, there was a shudder and i knowed, i lost the load. "
"At first i feared the rope could have damaged the tail rotor and i turned the helicopter."
"I have seen the swinging gondolas and the bodies laying around."
"I pressed the radioknob and ordered help."
"And i swear again, i haven't opened the hook, i keeped the stick on the lower end of the grip to prevent a load release!"
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