Felipe Camiroaga, TVN Presenter, confirmed on the Juan Fernández flight.
SANTIAGO – FACh announces the official list of passengers that were on board of the disappeared Chilean air force plane by the Juan Fernández Island.
From Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) – Felipe Camiroaga, Roberto Bruce, Sylvia Slier, Carolina Gatica y Rodrigo Cabezón.
From Desafío Levantemos Chile (charity foundation to aid building efforts after the 2010 earthquake in Chile): Felipe Cubillos, Sebastian Correa, Joel Lizama, Catalina Vela Montero, Jorge Palma y Joaquín Arnold.
From the cultural advisory (Consejo de Cultura): Galia Carolina Díaz Riffo y Romina Isabel Irarrázabal Faggiani.
From FACh (Chilean air force): group commander from the Department of Communications, Rodrigo Fernández, and department journalist, José Cifuentes.
From the crew: 26-year-old pilot Carolina Fernández (considered a heroine for rescuing a PDI investigator from the Andes who was suffering a pulmonary edema in July in the same plane which has now disappeared), Flavio Olivo, Juan Pablo Mallea, first sergeant Eduardo Jones, Eduardo Estrada and Erwin Núñez.
Search and rescue teams are already en-route to the area last recorded by the plane, and a Hercules C-130 will take off from the national air force base at 4:00 am.
TVN was supporting the Desafío Levantamos Chile. This was the second time that the team was traveling to the area to work on re-building projects.
According to Grupo 10 of FACh, the plane left Santiago at 13:52 on Friday, September 2. The plane was approaching the island, first circling twice before landing. On its final approach the plane disappeared off radar. Strong winds were reported in the area and may be the cause for the plane’s disappearance.
Two civilians that were waiting for the plane saw it circling over the runway, and saw it veering away to the right.
Source: http://ilovechile.cl
Rescue mission for disappeared Chilean air force plane
The Island of Juan Fernández’s municipal magistrate has stated that a backpack has washed up on the beach and that a piece of the plane’s fuselage has been found (though this is not yet confirmed by FACh), but no bodies have been reported, following the Chilean air force plane disappearance on Friday night.
The maritime governor of Valparaíso has also confirmed that a door from the disappeared plane has been found approximately 2 km from the landing strip at Robinson Crusoe Island.
Air force rescue divers have already been deployed in the area where the plane was last detected. Eight air force officers parachuted over the site. A FACh Hercules C-130 plane is being prepared to depart from mainland Chile to the site at 4:00 am. The rescue efforts will be lead by the Grupo 10 (group 10) of the Chilean Ar Force (FACh).
Two naval ships (the Lynch and the Condell) have been launched from Valparaíso to aid the rescue effort. They are expected to arrive in 14 hours at full speed.
FACh’s general states that they have not yet detected any transmissions from rescue beacons which would be part of any activated rescue equipment. This does not necessarily mean that they have not been activated.
Meanwhile, in Santiago, members of the public have begun to gather outside the TVN studios to show their support for the missing passengers, particularly Felipe Camiroaga, a popular TV presenter. They have lit candles and are saying prayers for the passengers.
Source: http://ilovechile.cl
President Piñera speaks about missing Chilean Air Force plane
The Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, expressed tonight from Group 10 of the Chilean Air Force, his solidarity with the families of the 21 people aboard the airplane that disappeared off the coast of the Juan Fernandez archipelago, and ensured that the military will do “everything necessary” to find them.
“We have received a briefing from General Rojas, commander of the Chilean Air Force, and the Chilean Navy. We also spoke with the Mayor of Juan Fernandez, and I have two things to say: first, we are sharing the anguish and uncertainty that all the relatives of the 21 passengers on the plane are experiencing at this moment. I want to show solidarity with them and tell them the whole country shares their anxiety and that uncertainty, and give the fullest assurance that both the Government and the Navy, Air Force and the City of Juan Fernandez, are and will continue to do everything necessary to investigate the circumstances of the ‘possible accident’ and to provide any assistance that may be useful and necessary to the alleged accident, “said the visibly shaken president.
He also announced that this Saturday “at 4 am, the Defence Minister and Commander in Chief of the Air Force, will leave for Juan Fernandez, to assist in these tasks of search and rescue.”
The Head of State acknowledged that “this is a blow to our country, but would like to convey that in these moments of anguish and uncertainty that require the unity and solidarity of all Chileans. I ask God to help us in these difficult circumstances, “he concluded.
Source: http://ilovechile.cl
A FACh CASA C-212 airplane carrying popular Chilean TV Host Felipe Camiroaga, 44, along with TVN (Chile’s national television network) crew disappeared in Chile’s Juan Fernández Island today after losing contact with ground crew around 5:48 p.m. The team was headed to the island with Chilean businessman Felipe Cubillos, Executive Director of Desafio Levantemos Chile (Twitter @felipenavegante) and his staff to report on a story on the progress of the reconstruction of the island after the February 2010 8.8 earthquake.
Confirmed on the flight were TVN presenter Felipe Camiroaga, host of ‘Buenos Dias Todos’ (Good Morning Everyone) and his fellow TVN staff members - Roberto Bruce, a popular Chilean journalist, Sylvia Slier, Carolina Gatica and Rodrigo Cabezón.
Also on board were key staff of del Desafío Levantemos Chile, which is a Chilean program that was established to help Chile rise after the earthquake and assist earthquake victims. Staff members on board included businessman Felipe Cubillos, Sebastian Correa, Joel Lizama, Catalina Vela Montero, Jorge Palma y Joaquín Arnold.
Two members of the Chilean Ministry of Culture include Galia Díaz y Romina Irarrázabal.
FACh (Chilean Air Force): Journalists José Cifuentes and Rodrigo Fernández.
Crew: Lt. Carolina Fernandez (pilot), Corporal Flavio Olivo, Juan Pablo Mallea Lieutenant, Sergeant Jones, Corporal Eduardo Estrada, Erwin Cape Nunez.
Marcelo Rossi, president of the fishers union in Juan Fernández told the press, “We have no expectations of waiting for someone alive. The port of the island is closed to small boats for harsh weather conditions. The crash was due to strong wind in the area. ”
Navy authorities confirmed the crash and reported that debris, a cooler and torn clothing had been found floating in the ocean.
According to Lacuarta.cl, the flight attempted to land two times before crashing.
The official list of passengers on flight is:
1.- Silvia Slayer - TVN
2. Rodrigo Cabezón TVN
3.- Carolina Gatica TVN
4.- Felipe Camiroaga - TVN
5.- Roberto Bruce TVN
6.- Carolina - Desafío Levantemos Chile
7.- Sebastian Correa - Desafío Levantemos Chile
8.- Felipe Cubillo - Desafío Levantemos Chile
9.- Joel Lizama - Desafío Levantemos Chile
10.- Jorge Palma - Desafío Levantemos Chile
11.- Joaquin Arnold - Desafío Levantemos Chile
12.- Galia Díaz - Consejo Cultura y Artes
13.- Romina Irarrazaval - Consejo Cultura y Artes
14.- Rodrigo Fernández - FACh
15.- José Cifuentes - FACh
16.- Carolina Fernandez - Pilot
17.- Juan Mallea - Pilot
18.- Eduardo Jonhs
19.- Hermes Nuñez
20.- Flavio Olivia
21. -
The search has been called off and is scheduled to resume at 4:00 a.m. September 3, 2011.
SANTIAGO, Chile — A Chilean air force plane with 21 people aboard, including a popular local television host, crashed in the ocean Friday near the Juan Fernandez islands off the country’s Pacific coast, authorities said.
The CASA military plane tried twice to land at the airport on the remote island but strong gusts of wind buffeted the plane and it later was lost from sight, said Felipe Paredes, a local council member who was in the airport’s control tower at the time.
Rescuers in boats were searching for the plane but the mayor of Juan Fernandez, Leopoldo Gonzalez, said “the accident must be accepted as a fact.” He added that some luggage had been found in the water.
“The scenario facing us is particularly difficult,” said Defense Minister Andres Allamand, who added that the status of the plane is still listed as “missing.”
Authorities said popular Chilean television personality Felipe Camiroaga was flying to the island to do a program on the reconstruction of Juan Fernandez island following the Feb. 27 magnitude-8.8 earthquake and tsunami that wiped out its main town.
The 44-year-old TV presenter was one of five people from Television Nacional’s, or TVN’s, program “Good Morning Everyone” who were traveling to the island.
Besides hosting the morning program, Camiroaga also hosts the popular program “Nocturnal Animal” and co-hosted the Vina del Mar music festival in 2009 and 2010.
“We are extremely upset,” said TVN executive director Mauro Valdes.
The remote Chilean archipelago, about 830 kilometers (515 miles) west of Chile’s coast, is known for possibly having inspired the novel Robinson Crusoe.
Also on board was businessman Felipe Cubillos, who had been working on post-earthquake reconstruction efforts.
The CASA air force plane took off from the capital, Santiago, at 2 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), and lost contact with air control almost four hours later, according to a statement from aviation authorities.
“It’s a difficult runway, but not impossible,” Julio Subercaseaux, president of Chile’s federal aviation authority told state television.
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