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NTSB: Afghan Refugee in Fatal Training Flight Crash Ignored Instructor’s Advice

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Afghan Air Force pilot training for a commercial license in Oregon ignored his flight instructor`s advice to not return to a small airport because of low visibility. The plane later crashed, killing the pilot …

Video Believed to Show Helicopter Flying Erratically Before NY Crash

The helicopter that slammed into the roof of a Manhattan high-rise building on Monday was apparently captured on video minutes earlier flying erratically and investigators are trying to determine whether the pilot should have taken off in the decaying weather. …