Helicopter Crashes Into Brampton Apple Orchard, Pilot Dead

Posted September 21, 2009 10:26 pm.

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One man is dead after a helicopter crashed in a Brampton Ont. field at around 8pm Monday night.

The aircraft, believed to be a privately owned two-seater, took off from Toronto Island Airport and exploded upon impact in an apple orchard owned by Jim Ferri, not far from a residential driveway.

The pilot of the craft, believe to be the only person onboard, has been confirmed dead.

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.

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