1 dead after homemade helicopter crashes in North Carolina

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Saturday, December 23, 2023
1 dead after homemade helicopter crashes in North Carolina
An experimental or homemade helicopter crashed in North Carolina on Friday afternoon, according to people who saw the aircraft crash.

PEMBROKE, N.C. -- One person died after a home-built helicopter crashed in North Carolina.



Officials in Robeson County said the crash happened on Friday afternoon.



The sheriff's office described the aircraft as a helicopter, and witnesses at the scene told WPDE that it appeared to be homemade or experimental.



When crews responded to the scene, human remains were found inside.



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It was not immediately known what caused the helicopter to go down.

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