Helicopter crashes in Arizona desert
Two passengers in a helicopter crash in Arizona were injured
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A helicopter crash-landed in the Arizona desert Monday morning but authorities said the two people aboard walked away with no injuries.
Federal Aviation Administration officials said the Robinson R22 helicopter went down 4 ½ miles north of the Mesa's Falcon Field Airport and on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The airport is about 25 miles east of Phoenix.
Aerial video of the crash site showed a smoldering wreckage with scattered debris.
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Tribal police said they responded to the scene around 8:30 a.m. and the pilot and passenger both avoided injury.
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Authorities have not released their names or the helicopter’s flight plan.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.