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Crews responding to Eden Duke Energy helicopter crash


The Duke Energy helicopter crash resulted in a fire in the woods.
Author: Cami Marshall-Anthony, Lea Wilson, Carrie Hodgin (WFMY News 2 Digital), Alma McCarty
Published: 2:23 PM EDT April 28, 2021
Updated: 12:03 AM EDT April 29, 2021
EDEN, N.C. A pilot was killed and two others are injured after a Duke Energy helicopter crashed Wednesday in Rockingham County.
The helicopter crashed after 1 p.m. near the Duke Energy plant and off South Edgewood Drive. 
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a Bell 429 helicopter crashed while the pilot was conducting power line work near Rosewood Lane. There were three people on board, the FAA said. The helicopter and crew were employed by Duke Energy and were surveying power lines at the time of the crash. ....

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