Authorities investigate East End emergency landing
Authorities are investigating what forced a homemade helicopter to make an emergency landing on an East End sod farm. Police say pilot Erwin Rodger had a mechanical issue and made an emergency landing
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Nov 10, 2014, 8:15 AM
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Updated 3,780 days ago
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Authorities are investigating what forced a homemade helicopter to make an emergency landing on an East End sod farm.
Police say pilot Erwin Rodger had a mechanical issue and made an emergency landing Sunday afternoon.
The helicopter landed on a sod farm on Vineyard Way in Aquebogue.
Witnesses say they heard a loud bang and once they got to the helicopter, they found the 71-year-old covered in gasoline.
Rodger was transported to a local hospital for an evaluation.
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