Bell 412EP Crashes into Mountain

[Dexus]

Bell 412EP rescue helicopter crashed into a mountain in Gifu Prefecture in Japan Friday afternoon during an operation to rescue a climber.

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The crash occurred at around 3:30 p.m., when the chopper smashed into a rocky stretch 3,163 meters above sea level on a mountain in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture.

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Three crewmembers -- a pilot, a mechanic and a rescue worker -- were died in the accident and

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two of them are friends of mine... RIP

[tottigol]

Condolences, for as long as we do this job it's never going to make you jaded enough.
God bless them.

[alouette]

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!!!...no more comments on that one:uhoh: RIP

[captchopper]

i m so sorry to hear the loss. any report on wat might have caused the tradegy?

[BlenderPilot]

FYI, it's the second Bell 412 in less than a month that has crashed into a mountain . . . . (two fatal) The first one was an HC/Airlog machine in Mexico.

Album de fotos de Concluyen labores de rescate en aeronave siniestrada :: El Informador (http://www.informador.com.mx/jalisco/2009/128592/3/concluyen-labores-de-rescate-en-aeronave-siniestrada.htm)

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