Australia's transport authority said New Zealander Blake Wilson was drunk when he stole a helicopter and fatally crashed it into a hotel, but it's not clear why he did it. The 23 year old flew a Robinson-44 belonging to his employer into the roof of the DoubleTree hotel in Cairns in August, after a night out celebrating his recent promotion. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said there was a significant amount of alcohol in his system, but no drugs were detected, Kate Green reports.
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