En route to pick up miners at the remote site when the helicopter crashed into the side of a hill and rolled a considerable distance, killing the pilot -Â later named as James Hopper, 63
- Date
- August 8, 2012
- Reg
- N737TV
- Make
- MD Helicopters
- Model
- MD600
- MSN
- RN017
- Location
- Pogo Mine area, 2 miles from Delta Junction
- Country
- US-Alaska
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Fatal
- 1
- Operator
- Aurora-Aviation
- Link 1
- http://helicoptersafety.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/08-aug-12-n737tv-md-helicopters-md600n.html
- Link 2
- http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-fatal-helicopter-crash-near-delta-junction-20120807,0,4602495.story
- Link 3
- http://news.deltanewsweb.com/news/2012/08/08/helicopter-crash-near-pogo-mine-fatally-injures-pilot/
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