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2008/06/30

Helicopter Strikes Power Lines and Burns




What: Schweizer 269 helicopter owned by a San Mateo-based company
Where: Sheridan Road between Fremont and Sunol
When: 12:32 a.m
Who: fight instructor and student were killed
Why: Aircraft hit power lines and caught fire. Cloudy weather conditions but not raining.

The burning helicopter ignited a 5 acre grass fire.

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