Cairns helicopter crash pilot was member of ground crew who gained ‘unauthorised access’ to aircraft

Nautilus Aviation says man, who died after chopper crashed into DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, was not authorised to fly' the company's helicopters

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The owner of a helicopter that crashed on to a hotel roof in Cairns says the pilot was a member of its ground crew who gained unauthorised access" to a hangar early on Monday morning.

Queensland police on Tuesday night said initial investigations led them to believe the pilot who died in the crash was Blake Wilson, a 23-year-old from Smithfield, just north of Cairns.

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