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Pilot, 82, escapes NSW helicopter crash
AAP
An elderly man has escaped with minor injuries from a helicopter crash in NSW's northeast.
Police say a a two-seater RotorWay Exec 162F helicopter crashed onto its side at Lismore Airport about 10.50am on Sunday.
The 82-year-old male pilot, who was practising take-off and landing, was treated at the scene by paramedics for non-life threatening leg injuries.
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