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Copter pilot unhurt in orchard crash near Burbank

The Columbian
Published: May 30, 2012, 5:00pm

BURBANK, Wash. (AP) — A helicopter pilot was unhurt when it crashed into an orchard in the Burbank Heights area of Walla Walla County.

KNDO reports (http://is.gd/VXZkqm ) the copter was spraying Wednesday when it dropped into the orchard. Part of the tail broke off.

The sheriff’s office and a Federal Aviation Administration investigator from Spokane responded to the scene.

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Information from: KNDO-TV, http://www.kndo.com/

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