Five injured as chopper crashes in Taytay By Mario J. Mallari 04/14/2011

Five injured as chopper crashes in Taytay

By Mario J. Mallari 04/14/2011

Five Air Force personnel were injured when a Huey helicopter crashed while making an emergency landing in Rizal province yesterday morning.

Air Force public information office director Lt. Col. Miguel Ernesto Okol said the Huey II helicopter with tail number 662, piloted by Lt. Col. Robert Bitas Jr., made a hard landing as an emergency procedure at around 9:50 a.m. in Barangay San Isidro, Taytay.

Okol claimed that no one was injured during the incident but other reports said the five occupants of the helicopter sustained minor injuries..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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