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Editor: James T. Crouse
Profession: Aviation Accident Attorney

Category: Helicopter Crashes

A UH-1H "Huey" helicopter crashed into a mountain east of Seoul on Wednesday killing all seven on board. The chopper was returning to base after transporting an emergency patient to a military hospital. Killed were the two pilots, two medical officers, and three soldiers - all South Korean army personnel - and all bodies have been recovered and were taken to military hospital

The UH-1H is a Vietnam War era chopper - proving itself to be a rugged aircraft which needed relatively little time for maintenance and was fully instrumented for night flights and in poor weather. Today they are used to transport troops and military equipment.

An investigation has begun to determine the cause of the crash.