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.

Cessna Crashes in Macedonia

What: Skopje Air Cessna 172
Where: outside the lake resort city of Ohrid, Macedonia within 100 meters of a church (near the village of Leskoec)
When: Thursday
Who: The pilot and three passengers were killed
Why: The cause is not known. The plane struck several cars. Thousands of worshippers were in the church celebrating a religious holiday Dormition of Virgin Mary.

Piper PA-2 crashes in Macon County

What: small twin engine Piper PA-23 traveling to Hazelhurst, Ga., a small airport south of Atlanta
Where: Highlands Blue Valley, Macon County, just south of Highlands-plane crashed on wooded hill about 75 feet from Clear Creek Road
When: Tuesday 3 p.m
Who: Two people were killed. Identities not released.
Why: “A storm was coming up just as the plane went down. Just a thunderstorm, it wasn’t raining or anything, but it was real windy,”