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Indonesia AS-35B3 helicopter crash: three victims

Mimika, Indonesia - Crash site found due to an automatic emergency beacon

An AS-350B3 helicopter has crashed in Indonesia, precisely in Mimika district, after its mission to supply the gold and copper mine site at Grasberg, property of Freeport-McMoRan. After delivering food and supplies, the small "Squirrel" (this is the helicopter's nickname) took off last Saturday at 8:12 am, while the control tower lost contact immediately after, at 8:30 am. Bad weather and darkness...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1138768
Rome, Italy, 03/19/2012 17:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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