‘Unauthorized’ helicopter crashes on hotel roof in Australia, killing pilot (Video)

A man has died after an unauthorized helicopter flight in Queensland, Australia, ended in a crash on a hotel roof, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the building as flames engulfed the aircraft. Authorities in the city of Cairns said Monday that they had not confirmed the identity of the pilot, his reason for making the flight, or how the tourist helicopter was able to take off from Cairns Airport. Read more here: http://apne.ws/JtikwEz #australia #crash #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home