More detail on this person: Helicopter crash probed BEN WHEELER (AP) _ Federal authhorities on Thursday interviewed people who saw a helicopter explode, break in two and crash, killing both occupants. Van Zandt County Sheriff Travis Shafer said investigators were still trying to determine what caused the Wednesday afternoon crash of the helicopter, which was being flown from Alabama to Fort Worth. Texas for maintenance. The helicopter was owned by the University of South Alabama Medical Center, officials said. Killed in the crash were Ray Wood, about 45, the pilot, and John Palmer, 35, director of maintenance for SouthFlite USA Program. SouthFlite, which began service last September, serves the northern Gulf Coast area. Shafer said witnesses "said they were watching the helicopter ... there was an explosion. It seemed like a small explosion, but it separated the craft in two pieces in the air, and it plummeted to the ground.
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