Pilot Dies After Helicopter Crash in German Forest

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A helicopter crashed and killed its pilot while carrying out whitewashing work in eastern Germany, the Chemnitz city police department said on Friday.

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The crash occurred on Friday, August 14, around 10:00 a.m. between Neudorf and Bärenstein. As reported by the daily "Tagesspiegel," the Eurocopter AS 350 was participating in aerial liming of soil. This operation is intended to counteract soil acidification, which is caused by acid rain and nitrogen deposition. According to the Chemnitz police, only the pilot was on board the helicopter. He was reportedly killed instantly. The circumstances of t…

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A helicopter crashes in a forest during limework in the Erzgebirge. The pilot is killed. Kripo and the Federal Office for Flight Accident Investigation are now investigating.

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In a helicopter crash over a forest area in Saxony the pilot died. The accident happened during forestry work. Criminal police and Federal Office for Flight Accident Investigation determine the cause.