Back in a day when America was running rich on ingenuity and poor on common sense, the U.S. Forest Service decided to make a bold experiment in lighter-than-air flight. The ultimate balloondoggle ensued. The Piasecki PA-97 Helistat was an American experimental heavy-lift aircraft, built by Piasecki
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Five Survive Nasty Helicopter Crash At Pearl Harbor
Authorities claim only one of the five occupants is in critical condition after the sightseeing helicopter plunged into the water just feet from the shoreline. The rest of the passengers survived sustaining only minor injuries. [jwplayer mediaid="998"] Coast Guard Petty Officer Melissa McKenzie tells The Associated Press