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Military Helicopter Crashes During Flight Training at Ft. Rucker

Two people have been injured when an Army helicopter crashed during a training exercise. Officials at Fort Rucker say the crash happened this morning. It involved a UH-72 Lakota helicopter. The two-person crew on board were conducting flight training. The crash happened at Ft. Rucker’s Brown Stagefield heliport near New Brockton. The two people on board were taken for medical…

Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Safety investigators say the pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew through the clouds, an apparent violation of federal standards, and likely became disoriented. Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said Tuesday that pilot Ara Zobayan was flying under visual flight rules, which means he needed to be able to see where he was…