AMMAN - Turkish Chopper Pilot Killed in Crash in Jordan, Technical Fault Cited

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Title: Turkish Chopper Pilot Killed in Crash in Jordan

Story Filed: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 2:17 PM EST

AMMAN (April 12) XINHUA - A Turkish pilot was killed Wednesday after a Cobra armed helicopter of the Jordanian air force crashed in a training flight, a Jordanian military spokesman said.

The pilot, identified as Erol Ahmad Yldez from Turkey, came to the kingdom under a pilot exchange program between Jordan and Turkey, Jordan's official news agency Petra said.

His Jordanian co-pilot Saleh Abdullah Umari was injured in the crash and was rushed to a military hospital, the spokesman said, stressing that the crash was caused by a technical fault.

Further details of the accident are not known for the moment.

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