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Helicopter Hard Landing in Oregon


Pictured: A Hillsboro Aviation Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III
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Contact photographer Ted Quackenbush

What: Hillsboro Aviation Robinson R22
Where: quarter mile south of the Hillsboro Airport, east of the Washington County Fairgrounds
When: Jun 19th, 2010 8:40 pm
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: On approach to the airport, the pilot lost power and attempted an emergency field landing. The helicopter flipped on landing, but the pilot and passenger were unhurt.

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