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Homemade helicopter crashes into roof

/ CBS/AP

ODESSA, Fla. -- Authorities say a Florida man crashed his homemade helicopter into a house.

A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office news release says 51-year-old Bradley Bates called 911 Monday evening after his small aircraft came to a rest on the roof of a Tampa-area home.

No one was inside at the time of the crash. A dog that was, wasn't injured.

The chopper crashed about two miles from Bates' home, reports CBS Tampa affiliate WTSP-TV. He'd made the aircraft from a kit, the station adds.

Bates was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.

The cause of the crash wasn't immediately known. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration will investigate.

First published on September 26, 2017 / 5:37 AM EDT

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