26 DECEMBER 2019
Remains of six passengers from helicopter that crashed in Hawaii are found with seventh person presumed dead as lawmaker warns the tour aircraft are not safe
The remains of six of the seven passengers who went missing after a helicopter crashed in Hawaii have been found. The seventh body is presumed dead and authorities will return to the island Saturday to locate the final body. Poor weather and fog are preventing rescuers from going back to crash seen on Friday. 'There are no indications of survivors,' said Kauai Fire Department Battalion Chief Sol Kanoho. Hawaiian officials revealed Friday that the seven missing people in the tour helicopter that crashed were from two separate families, while the state's congressman blasted the tour industry for its poor safety record. News of the wrecked helicopter and missing people on the island of Kauai spread on Thursday after the aircraft was reportedly late arriving back at its home base. A tour helicopter carrying seven passengers was traveling through one of the most rugged and remote coastlines in Kauai when it failed to return to its home base that evening. Rescue and search teams began looking for the passengers,including two minors, but have yet to locate any survivors. Reports say the helicopter was leaving the Waimea Canyon area, known as the 'Grand Canyon of the Pacific,' before the group lost contact. Source
27 DECEMBER 2019
A Fokker 100 with 95 passengers and five crew members on board has crashed into building in Kazakhstan
A plane carrying 100 people has crashed at Almaty airport, in Kazakhstan, killing at least nine people.
On Friday morning Almaty airport said there were survivors and emergency workers were on site. Footage from the scene of the accident appeared to show the plane had collided with a building. Emergency services were combing through rubble.
The Bek Air flight was en route from Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, to the country’s capital of Nursultan. It took off at 7.22am local time.Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee said in a statement the aircraft “lost altitude during takeoff and broke through a concrete fence” before hitting a small building. A Reuters reporter travelling to the airport said there was thick fog in the area. Bek Air operates a fleet of Fokker 100 jets. The aviation committee said it was suspending all flights of that type of aircraft pending an investigation. Source
28 DECEMBER 2019
Sports reporter daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator who was one of five killed when plane carrying college football fans crashed in Louisiana on the way to the Peach Bowl in Atlanta
Five people are dead after a twin-engine aircraft with six people on board crashed in Louisiana. The twin-engine plane came down near a post office and Walmart on Feu Follet Road near Verot School Road in Lafayette on Saturday. Five people have died, with one person suffering from severe burns. A bystander was also injured during the crash. Louisiana sports reporter Carley McCord, 30, is among the five victims who have died in the plane crash. She was on her way to the Rose Bowl, where Louisiana State University was playing the University of Oklahoma. On Way To ROSE BOWL....Her husband, Steven Ensminger Jr., confirmed the death to The Associated Press on Saturday. Ensminger’s father is the offensive coordinator for Louisiana State University’s football team. The team is to play Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon. SourceBREAKING: At least 5 people died Saturday after a small plane crashed next to a post office in Lafayette, Louisiana, according to a city fire department official pic.twitter.com/a9SMgGnAVe— QuickTake by Bloomberg (@QuickTake) December 28, 2019
Carley McCord, a member of WDSU’s Sports Team dies in plane crash
ATLANTA — A member of the WDSU Sports team was killed in a plane crash Saturday, according to family. Carley McCord's husband confirmed to The Associated Press that she was riding in a private plane from Lafayette to the Peach Bowl in Atlanta with friends to watch LSU play Oklahoma. McCord, 30, was the daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger. Source
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