Helicopter crashes onto roof of Australian hotel, killing pilot
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A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a seaside hotel in Cairns, Australia, in the early hours of Monday, killing the pilot, authorities said, as video showed flames and smoke billowing into the night sky.
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By Hilary Whiteman and Jessie Yeung, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a seaside hotel in Cairns, Australia, in the early hours of Monday, killing the pilot, authorities said, as video showed flames and smoke billowing into the night sky.
A helicopter pilot has died after crashing into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Cairns, Australia, igniting a blaze on top of the building. Australian media reported the helicopter was stolen.
A twin-engine helicopter crashed into the Hilton DoubleTree hotel in Cairns, Australia, during an "unauthorized flight" in the early hours of Monday morning.
Police, who said the flight was “unauthorized,” are investigating the crash, which occurred shortly before 2 a.m. local time in the popular tourist destination of Cairns.
A helicopter on an “unauthorized” flight crashed into the roof of a hotel in Australia’s northern tourist town of Cairns, killing the pilot, authorities said.
A helicopter crashed into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Cairns, Australia, igniting a blaze on top of the building and forcing it to be cleared. Hundreds of patrons were inside while police said the pilot died.
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