The result was delete. Does appear to be a news event. While a tragedy, there's no indication it inspired a declared national day of mourning, or other lasting consequence. While the numbers are more or less even, the delete !votes make a more compelling argument. Shimeru 22:44, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
WP:NOTNEWS- no lasting notability, no historic significance. There are dozens of these types of crashes every year, particularly in theatres like Iraq and Afghanistan but they don't have articles but they're not notable. This is better suited to Wikinews. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:44, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I was leaning towards delete, but then I came accross: Category:Helicopter accidents... ? Chesdovi (talk) 15:01, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]