Portland Jury Clears Pilots in 2008 “Iron 44” Crash

The verdict is in. The families of two pilots in a fiery helicopter crash during the summer of 2008 win their day in court. On Tuesday, a Portland jury determined a faulty engine was to blame, not the pilots, for the crash that killed nine firefighters.

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