View Full Version : Crash in Chile, fire fighting team and pilot killed
mickjoebill
16th Feb 2009, 00:42
13 strong crew were being airlifted in to fight a fire in a plantation.
Copter crash in Chile forest fire region kills 13 | Reuters (http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKN15283262)
Mickjoebill
rcapiloto
17th Feb 2009, 23:43
Photos of the crash site:
latercera.com Tragedia en Cauquenes (http://www.latercera.com/contenido/683_9621_7.shtml)
Currently two theories on the causes of this crash,
- Pilot lost references in dense fog, it had been foggy all morning but weather improved somewhat during the afternoon.
- Some witnesses on the ground said that they heard a loud bang before the helicopter started descending rapidly until it hit the ground.
RIP to all the victims.
organ donor
18th Feb 2009, 09:06
Absolutely tragic, the story hits hard as I do the same work in the same type as part of my job.
RIP