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NTSB looks for cause of West Tennessee helicopter crash

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photo Law enforcement officers stage near a dirt road along Highway 64 in Fayette County near Somerville, Tenn. about a mile and a half north of where a Hospital Wing helicopter crashed in a densely wooded area killing the pilot, Charles Smith, nurse Carrie Barlow and respiratory therapist Denise Adamson Tuesday, October 22, 2013.

By BRUCE SCHREINER

Associated Press

and TRAVIS LOLLER

Associated Press

Investigators returned today to the scene of medical helicopter crash that killed three people in West Tennessee, but an official said the preliminary cause of the crash was not expected for more than a week.