Helicopter Crash near Arkansas border; Two Killed.

What: new Robinson R-44. Helicopter Crash
Where: Missouri, Taney County near the Arkansas state line in a remote, wooded area near the Long Creek arm of the lake where the Arkansas, Stone County and Taney County borders meet. Searchers had great difficulty finding the crash site and were assisted by the bird's eye view from a helicopter.
When: Friday 4:20 p.m.
Who: 26-year-old Pilot Adam Long of Fredericktown Mo, and passenger 24-year-old Wayne Holtmeier of St. Louis
Why: A man fishing on Table Rock Lake witnessed heard a change in the engine sound and saw the helicopter go down. Currently under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, the investigation reports significant post collision fire.

Missouri Crash with injuries

What: Cessna Skymaster
Where: Taney County Airport.
When: Sunday
Who: Owner/pilot Gary Grandpre and wife
Why: lost power during takeoff; briefly airborne before falling back to the runway and blowing out a tire, then skidding 800 feet and off the end of the runway.

Fact:
* the second Skymaster crash in the past month

Does Skymaster design make it more difficult to fly if you lose power?

Emergency Landing for Obama

The Midwest Airlines chartered MD-80 carrying Barack Obama to Charlotte, N.C. was diverted to Missouri for an emergency landing. Press secretary Jen Psaki, Obama said "Well, you know, anytime a pilot says something's not working the way it's supposed to, you make sure you tighten your seat belt. Everything seemed under control... the pilots knew what they were doing."

The emergency was that an emergency slide located in the tail cone of the plane deployed while the plane was in flight.

Alternative travel arrangements were made for Senator Obama to reach his destination.

The National Transportation Safety Board plans to investigate.