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9 die in Philippines helicopter crash
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-04-29 12:49
A military helicopter crashed into a wooded ravine on a northern Philippine
mountain Thursday, killing all nine people on board, officials said.
The U.S.-made UH-1H air force helicopter was en route for an aerial
inspection of a northeastern province that was ravaged last year by landslides
and flash floods when it went down in the vicinity of Mount Maligaya, about 60
miles northeast of Manila, air force spokesman Lt. Col. Restituto Padilla said.
He said the helicopter crashed into trees on a steep ravine and burst into
flames.
The cause of the crash was not immediately established.
Delfin Garcia of the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology said
the passengers included four of its staff and a former director of the institute
and Red Cross official, Raymundo Punongbayan. The air force said two pilots and
two crew members were also aboard.
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