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FAA says 2 in helicopter crash were FAA safety inspectors

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  • Both victims taken to Mississippi Medical Center where one died, say officials
  • Rear of house sustained most of the damage from the crash, say police
  • Helicopter registered to a local company, demolished in crash, authorities said
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(CNN) -- One FAA safety inspector was killed and another injured Tuesday when a helicopter they were on crashed into an apparently unoccupied house in Jackson, Mississippi, authorities said.

The Robinson R44 helicopter that crashed is similar to the one pictured here.

The Robinson R44 helicopter that crashed is similar to the one pictured here.

The Robinson R44 helicopter crashed into the duplex-style house about half a mile east of Hawkins Field airport, according to Kathleen Bergen of the Federal Aviation Administration. The two people on the aircraft were from the agency's Flight Standards District Office in Jackson, Bergen said.

Names of the two were not released.

Both victims were taken to the Mississippi Medical Center where one of them died shortly after arriving, according to medical center spokesman Jack Masurak.

Lee Vance, Jackson assistant police chief, said the rear roof of the house sustained most of the damage from the crash, and no one answered the door when emergency personnel arrived, leading him to believe the house was unoccupied at the time.

The helicopter, which was registered to a local company and operated out of the airport, was demolished in the crash, authorities said. No further details about the crash were available.

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