Nov 9 incident NJ
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MORRISTOWN - A helicopter pilot died this afternoon in an apparent freak accident, authorities said.
The pilot had stopped to refuel his chartered helicopter at Morristown Air Service on Old Highway 11E around 3:30 p.m. when the top rotor blade struck him and cut off the top of his head, Morristown Police Department Lt. Michelle Jones said. He died at the scene.
The man's name, age and destination weren't immediately available.
The helicopter carried two passengers from West Virginia, police spokeswoman Bonnie Langdon said. They had gone inside the airport, and the pilot had paid for the fuel and was climbing back into the helicopter when the blade hit him, police said.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been called in to investigate the death.