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