Another Copter Crashes
In Panama City
A private helicopter
crashed into the Albrook
Airport grounds here
Wednesday, only days
after a similar crash
killed the Chilean
police chief.
The pilot and all four
passengers survived the
accident with mild
injuries, said a
spokesperson for
Panama's Civil
Aeronautical Authority.
The cause of the
accident is under
investigation.
The helicopter was about
to land at the airport
at 12:51 p.m. local time
(1651 hrs GMT) when the
accident occurred. The
copter was coming in
from Buena Ventura, 120
km from the capital
Panama City.
Rescue teams immediately
rushed to the site.
Police cordoned off the
area while fire fighters
put out the blaze caused
by the crash.
On May 29, a Panamanian
National Aerial Service
helicopter crashed into
a store in a commercial
district of Panama City,
killing 11 people
including visiting
Chilean General Director
of Police Jose Alejandro
Bernales.
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