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Army chopper lands off runway due to bad weather
A helicopter belonging to the Army landed around 600 meters from the runway and experienced minor damage in Okbibab District, Pegunungan Bintang regency on Friday due to bad weather
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helicopter belonging to the Army landed around 600 meters from the runway andexperienced minor damage in Okbibab District, Pegunungan Bintang regencyon Friday due to bad weather.
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Military Command spokesman Col. Lismer Lumban Siantar said the chopper was carrying logistics for military personnel
from Sentani Airport, Jayapura.
'When
the chopper was about to land, the wind went crazy and caused the pilot
to lose control. Finally it was able to land 600 meters from the runway. There no casualty from the incident,'
he said. (dic)
