Pilot who died when helicopter crashed into Cairns hotel was ‘affected by alcohol’, ATSB finds

Blake Wilson was killed when aircraft on unauthorised flight' struck roof of DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in August

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A pilot who died when the helicopter he was flying crashed into a Cairns hotel was affected by a significant amount of alcohol" at the time, the country's air safety investigator has found.

An investigation was launched after the helicopter's unauthorised" flight from a far north Queensland airport hangar in the early hours of the morning ended in an explosion in Cairns' no-fly zone CBD in August.

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