Source: Xinhua Author: 02/24/2009
Subject Concerned: Plane Crash
A helicopter crash in the U.S. state of North Carolina on Feb. 24 left the pilot dead and the lone passenger injured, local authorities said.
The helicopter, belonging to a private security company, crashed at 1: 33 p.m. local time (18:33GMT) in northeastern North Carolina when its skid caught on an object and flipped over, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The seriously injured passenger was taken to a nearby hospital.