Helicopter pilot fined €5000 for crash
Thursday, 14 January 2010 20:58
The pilot of a helicopter that crashed and exploded into flames in County Meath has been fined €5,000 and given a three month suspended sentence.
William Curry tried to land the aircraft in the car park of the Neptune Hotel in Bettystown in September 2008.
The 35-year-old, from Kilcullen in Co Kildare, pleaded guilty to three charges brought by the Irish Aviation Authority.
The judge said it was a miracle that Mr Curry survived and that nobody else was killed or injured.
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