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Phoenix chopper crash kills N.M. pilot

Published : Friday, 12 Jun 2009, 1:16 PM MDT

    Initial reports indicate that a helicopter that crashed northwest of Phoenix, killing the pilot, may have struck power lines.

    The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office says 61-year-old Richard Snure of Rodeo, N.M., was using the helicopter as part of a cattle gathering operation when the crash occurred Thursday morning. Snure was the only one aboard the chopper.

    The crash took place in a desert area about 5 miles north of Lake Pleasant, a large reservoir and recreation area northwest of Phoenix.

    Federal authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
     

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