Bell 412EP Crashes into Mountain
 

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.



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

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

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

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

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.

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