Santiago Crash

Eight people died today after a light airplane crashed into a playing field on the outskirts of the Chilean capital, Santiago. All six passengers in the plane were among the dead. Two more people died on the ground. The passengers included two policemen and four students.

Arizona Skyfest Will Not Fly This Year.

The Arizona Skyfest will not take place this year because of a lawsuit over a 2006 airplane crash. A spokesman for the Arizona Skyfest, announced that the Prescott Air Fair Association will cancel its 2008 air show because of a wrongful death lawsuit that names the organization as being partly at fault for an October 2006 airplane crash.The crash, which occurred about 16 miles northwest of Prescott, killed 5 people. The Arizona Skyfest attracts about 15,000 people each year.

Bell 212 Helicopter Crash

Nine people were on board a Bell 212 Helicopter when it crashed about 3 p.m. Thursday. The chopper went down about 18 kilometres west of Golden BC. The helicopter, registered to Purcell Helicopter Skiing Ltd., was flying at 2,500 metres just before the crash.

Search and rescue crews have recovered the body of the helicopter pilot. Two people, a guide and a staff member, were taken to hospital. Six skiers on board the helicopter walked away without injury. The pilot was very experienced with 8,000 hours in the air. Officials with the Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause to the crash.

In a press release from Purcell Helicopter Skiing, a spokesman said the pilot had made multiple landings at the same site that day without incident, adding the company has operated in the area for 34 years.

The Bell 212 Twin Huey, also known as the Twin Two-Twelve is a medium Helicopter that first flew in 1968. The 212 has a fifteen seat configuration, with one pilot and fourteen passengers. In cargo configuration the 212 has an internal capacity of 6.23 m³ (220 ft3). An external load of up to 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) can be carried.

Pakistani Army Helicopter Crash

A Pakistani Army helicopter crashed yesterday in the country’s northwest, killing three generals and five other soldiers. The aircraft went down in South Waziristan, a area that has been the scene of intense fighting between Pakistani forces and armed rebels. Initial reports indicated the crash occurred due to a technical fault in the helicopter. The pilot had reported an unspecified technical problem before the crash.

Boeing 727 Crash.

All on board survived, when a Boeing 727 carrying more than 150 people crash-landed in a bog in eastern Bolivia on Friday. Bad weather had turned it away from its destination and it was trying to reach another airport. The plane was on a flight from the Bolivian capital, La Paz, to the northern city of Cobija. The plane's flight engineer said it was a mechanical failure.