Name: 2 people killed in helicopter crash on Mississippi River
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2 people killed in helicopter crash on Mississippi River

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A helicopter and its crew struck a power wire while working on power lines and burst into flames before falling into a barge on the Mississippi River Thursday around 11 a.m. near West Alton in Missouri. The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Friday that the aircraft involved was a Hughes 369D Rotorcraft, tail number N173AL. The helicopter was registered to Excel Helicopters LLC, a helicopter charter company based in Salem, Missouri. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missouri-helicopter-crashes-into-barge-mississippi-river-alton-illinois/63-f321df84-26d4-4f02-8c28-f86f7dcdf249

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