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WATCH: Arkansas Police Release Footage of Violent Helicopter Crash

Arkansas' Little Rock Police Department released surveillance footage on Tuesday showing the moment one of its helicopters crashed suddenly and violently as it was undergoing equipment testing last week.
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Video posted on the department's Facebook page shows the observation chopper, a 2001 Bell TH-67, parked on a flatbed trailer, rotary blades spinning. One minute into the footage, just as the copter begins to rise into the air, disaster strikes: harsh winds send the aircraft crashing.

​Denio was testing out the helicopter's battery when a straight-line wind triggered the August 16 crash. Lt. Michael Ford, spokesperson for the Little Rock department, says the chopper is beyond repair.

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