UPDATE: Pilot killed in helicopter crash in Salinas

UPDATE: 9:00 p.m.: The Associated Press is reporting Frank Gomes Jr. is the name of the crop dusting pilot who died in a helicopter crash in Salinas Saturday morning.

Gomes was the co-owner of Gomes Farm Air Service operating out of the Salinas Municipal Airport.

Back in 2010, Gomes was involved in another crash that occurred when bad visibility forced his helicopter down on Highway 101. He walked away with four broken ribs and a bruised lung.

A month later, he was back in sky flying again.

Gomes started flying in 1972, according to our archives.

Saturday’s crash is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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A pilot was killed after the helicopter he was in crashed in a field in Salinas Saturday morning, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash happened about 8:15 a.m. near Blanco Road.

News Channel 5 will update this article as more information becomes available.