Mexican crash kills US Pilot, copilot survives

What: USA Jet Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC 9
Where: Saltillo Airport in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, 200 miles south of the United States-Mexico border.
When: Sunday, July 6,
Who: pilot Lon McIntosh. Co-pilot Chris James survived but is hospitalized.
Why: plane struck power lines during its descent.

Helicopter Strikes Power Lines and Burns

What: Schweizer 269 helicopter owned by a San Mateo-based company
Where: Sheridan Road between Fremont and Sunol
When: 12:32 a.m
Who: fight instructor and student were killed
Why: Aircraft hit power lines and caught fire. Cloudy weather conditions but not raining.

The burning helicopter ignited a 5 acre grass fire.

Vegas Crash

What: single-engine Piper Cherokee en route from the North Las Vegas airport to Byron, Calif.
Where: Las Vegas Nevada
When: 2:45 p.m Saturday
Who: 4 people. Four Oakley residents, including a candidate for Contra Costa County supervisor (Erik Nunn and wife) and their neighbors Michele and Craig Wilson.
Why: Struck power lines.under investigation by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board. Subsequent wildfire burns Spring Mountain Recreation Area

• http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/29/BAKA11HA3Q.DTL
  
• http://halfwaytoconcord.com/erik-nunn-dies-in-nevada-plane-crash
  
• http://claycord.blogspot.com/2008/06/eric-nunn-dies-in-nevada-plane-crash.html
  
• http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6236203

Plane crash

What: Cessna 172
Where: in a residential area near Big Bear Airport
When: Wednesday mid day May 28
Who: Pilot sustained minor injuries
Why: Struck power lines