Senior Chelsea FC Officials Involved In Helicopter Crash !

[morris]

On Sky news now , this is not a joke.....

[ralph_cifaretto]

Just saw that there.......

Nothing else on it so far

[Mod]

Sky news..

Chelsea FC Bosses 'On Missing Helicopter'

Updated: 09:14, Wednesday May 02, 2007

Senior Chelsea FC officials are reported to be on board a private helicopter that has disappeared off radar screens.

It left John Lennon Airport in Liverpool last night and was heading to a private landing site near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, when it vanished.

A police spokeswoman said: "Details are sketchy at the moment.

"The helicopter, we believe, had about four or five people on board and was a twin-engine Squirrel.

"It left John Lennon Airport in Liverpool at about 11pm last night and was on its way to a private address near Peterborough.

"It appears to have disappeared off the radar. At the moment we are trying to find out more.

"The best case scenario is that it has made an emergency landing somewhere.

[Mod]

Sky news update..

Updated: 09:20, Wednesday May 02, 2007

Sky News understands that senior Chelsea FC officials were on board a private helicopter that disappeared off radar screens last night.

Chelsea FC say they are not aware of any officials being involved in an accident.

Police have not confirmed who was on board the craft.

[Tea Bar Boy]

Here we go it's going to be a bad day !!

Really hope they are all safe

[undertow]

A private helicopter carrying a wealthy supporter of Chelsea FC is missing after carrying him back from last night's Liverpool v Chelsea Champions League match.

The Twin Squirrel helicopter was carrying Phillip Carter when it disappeared off radar screens.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1263728,00.html

[bjd]

it seems it was rich fans on board and not officals.

either way what a horrid feeling of deju vu.

[Lofty]

update: Chopper Wreckage Is Found

[Valerie]

Am I the only one to think that this Carter fellow looks a bit like Matthew Harding ?

[Gem]

Prayers to everyone on board... this is too like MH... who doesn't remember where they were when they heard that day

[Fansince65]

What a horrible case of lightening striking twice! this should put everything into perspective today, we are feeling sorry for ourselves for losing a football match, the families of these unfortunate victims have lost a great deal more than that, we should remember them in our prayers and offer our heartfelt condolences.

[Gem]

4 bodies found apparantly

[The Brit]

horrible, just horrible...rip

[ethicalstrategy]

What a horrible case of lightening striking twice! this should put everything into perspective today, we are feeling sorry for ourselves for losing a football match, the families of these unfortunate victims have lost a great deal more than that, we should remember them in our prayers and offer our heartfelt condolences.

+1 for that. It seems his teenage son was on board too. Tragic.

[lauren]

wow almost the same kind of accident as with MH.

[RedRobMol]

very sad news. thoughts with the families.

[g3.7]

that's tragic. thoughts with the carter family and friends.

[Lofty]

Yes. A great tragedy that yet again puts losing a football match in it's proper perspective. Thoughts and sympathy got out to all those affected.

[abramovich]

Condolences to the families. What a tragedy.

[Jayhawk]

not again.

[Jane]

So very sad. Condolences to the family and friends. What a terrible tragedy.

[mbh]

This really does put football into perspective, condolences to all who have lost loved ones.

[Guest]

Condolences to the family involved, and may they help each other through a difficult time, really does put both our losses on the pitch in to perspective.

[mad_mac]

Man, not again! RIP to all who perished.

Word of advice to all Chelsea fans thinking of flying in a helicopter...don't! I am not usually one for coincidence, but this is just scary