NANNING, Sept. 21 --Two people were killed on Monday when a private helicopter crashed in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China.

The helicopter, an Airbus Eurocopter AS 350 B3, which was being used for a geophysical exploration mission, crashed at around noon in a mountainous area in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County.

Two bodies, confirmed to be the pilot and the passenger, were pulled from the wreckage.

The aircraft belongs to Hubei Tongcheng Civil Aviation Co.

A helicopter crashes in a mountainous area in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regionat around noon, Monday, Spetember 21, 2015. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

A helicopter crashes in a mountainous area in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regionat around noon, Monday, Spetember 21, 2015. [Photo: Chinanews.com]