Plane Crashes into Helicopter

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AN Air Antilles flight crashed into a parked helicopter at Gustaf III Airport in Saint Barthélemy.

The incident occurred at around 11.42 am on Thursday after the Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter departed from its base Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe.

According to online reports, the flight 3S722 touched down on the runway in the correct place, but then began to veer left. 

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It went off the runway, over grass, and then onto the apron, where it hit a parked helicopter shown in video footage captured.

Both the airplane and helicopter was damaged with the helicopter flipping on one side and the airplane losing a wing.

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One woman, a passenger on the plane sustained minor injuries.

The airport runway was temporary closed and later reopened.

An investigation has been launched into the accident.

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