By Jeff Black, Staff Writer, NBC News
A helicopter crashed into a heavily wooded area of northeastern Pennsylvania, claiming the lives of all five people on board, state police said.
The crash occurred late Saturday in a rugged area in Noxen, Wyoming County, Pa., the Federal Aviation Agency said. The aircraft was discovered Sunday afternoon.
The helicopter was traveling from the Greater Binghamton, N.Y. airport to the Jake Arner Memorial Airport in Lehighton, Pa., Saturday night when an alert was issued after the aircraft lost radar and communication contact, the FAA said.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating.
The identities of those killed was unavailable Sunday evening.?
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