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This is horrific. But you gotta remember something, these are machines and they break.” The helicopter was issued an airworthiness certificate in 2016 that was valid through 2029, records show.

The helicopter, a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV, was built in 2004 and held an airworthiness certificate issued in ... separating due to material fatigue, damage (from bird strikes, for example ...