Helicopter forced to land at school
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Engine trouble forced a small helicopter with two aboard to make an emergency landing Friday on the football field of Alondra School, authorities said. No one was injured.
Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the Robinson R-22 helicopter landed about noon on the campus at 16200 Downey Ave. The school has more than 800 students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Gregor said the helicopter, owned by Los Angeles Aviation Inc., experienced a broken drive belt shortly after takeoff from Long Beach Airport. He added that the company planned to repair the helicopter and fly it out of the school.
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