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Kaitlyn Offer

SHOCKING: Engine lost power in chopper that crashed into homes - What They Never Told You

The pilot in the Mentone helicopter crash passed over a football oval suitable for a forced landing. Photo: AAP

A student pilot who crashed a helicopter into Melbourne homes did not immediately recognise the engine had lost power.

The pilot was on his second solo flight in a Hughes 269C three-seat light helicopter, returning to Moorabbin Airport when he noticed it had become unstable and started what’s called a go-around, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau report found.

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