A pensioner died after attempting to fly a homemade helicopter in the Kirov region.

A pensioner died in hospital after attempting to take off in a makeshift helicopter in the village of Zalazna in the Kirov region. This was announced on Friday, August 1, by a source of Izvestia.

"The man assembled the helicopter and started launching it into the field. When revving up, an explosion occurred: the blades broke off, and one pierced the amateur pilot's head," the source said.

The source added that the victim's daughter and son-in-law were present during the takeoff. The 88-year-old pensioner was hospitalized, and later died in the clinic.

"I've been interested in aircraft modeling all my life, making flying machines, but I wanted to fly myself," the source said.

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