Hawaiian Fatal Crash?

[downwash]

Anyone heard of a major fatal wreck, multi passengers, in Hawaii on the weekend or end of last week?

 

[downwash]

Anyone heard of a major fatal wreck, multi passengers, in Hawaii on the weekend or end of last week?

 

[Winnie]

Here is the Preliminary report
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4493M Make/Model: HU5 Description: HUGHES 500DE ROTORCRAFT
Date: 06/15/2003 Time: 1930

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: PAHALA State: HI Country: US

DESCRIPTION
K&S HELICOPTERS, TROPICAL N4493M, HUGHES 500 AIR TAXI MADE A MAYDAY CALL
REPORTING AN ENGINE OUT PRIOR TO CRASHING TWO MILES NOTRH OF THE SHORELINE
IN THE VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK, THE FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY
INJURIED, ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, PAHALA,
HILO, HI

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 4
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 3 Fat: 3 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: ITO METAR 151853Z 33005KT 10SM SCT025 26/20 A3007

OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Cruise Operation: Air Taxi (On Demand)

Departed: HILO, HI Dep Date: 06/15/2003 Dep. Time: 1930
Destination: HILO, HI Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: Y
Last Radio Cont: UNK
Last Clearance: UNK

FAA FSDO: HONOLULU, HI (WP13) Entry date: 06/16/2003

 

[Winnie]

Here is the Preliminary report
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4493M Make/Model: HU5 Description: HUGHES 500DE ROTORCRAFT
Date: 06/15/2003 Time: 1930

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: PAHALA State: HI Country: US

DESCRIPTION
K&S HELICOPTERS, TROPICAL N4493M, HUGHES 500 AIR TAXI MADE A MAYDAY CALL
REPORTING AN ENGINE OUT PRIOR TO CRASHING TWO MILES NOTRH OF THE SHORELINE
IN THE VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK, THE FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY
INJURIED, ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, PAHALA,
HILO, HI

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 4
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 3 Fat: 3 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: ITO METAR 151853Z 33005KT 10SM SCT025 26/20 A3007

OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Cruise Operation: Air Taxi (On Demand)

Departed: HILO, HI Dep Date: 06/15/2003 Dep. Time: 1930
Destination: HILO, HI Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: Y
Last Radio Cont: UNK
Last Clearance: UNK

FAA FSDO: HONOLULU, HI (WP13) Entry date: 06/16/2003

 

[downwash]

Thanx, Winnie. I guess that''s the one, although my source said it was this weekend. Couldn''t find anything else on either the FAA or NTSB sites.

As usual, I find myself wondering why these preliminary reports seem so adept at raising questions. I don''t know the terrain, but HH''s little eggshell is a pretty hardy airframe, and I''d read from the reported ''Mayday'' that the guy had some kind of handle on things. One wonders how it ended up with all aboard killed. Damn shame, regardless.

 

[downwash]

Thanx, Winnie. I guess that''s the one, although my source said it was this weekend. Couldn''t find anything else on either the FAA or NTSB sites.

As usual, I find myself wondering why these preliminary reports seem so adept at raising questions. I don''t know the terrain, but HH''s little eggshell is a pretty hardy airframe, and I''d read from the reported ''Mayday'' that the guy had some kind of handle on things. One wonders how it ended up with all aboard killed. Damn shame, regardless.

 

[407 Driver]

Downwash, the FAA site to check for 10 days of preliminary info is http://www1.faa.gov/avr/aai/iirform.htm

 

[407 Driver]

Downwash, the FAA site to check for 10 days of preliminary info is http://www1.faa.gov/avr/aai/iirform.htm

 

[downwash]

Thanx, 407. I''d lost that URL and was banging my head trying to find it again.

 

[downwash]

Thanx, 407. I''d lost that URL and was banging my head trying to find it again.

 

[407 Driver]

I was wondering what that sound was when I was in Mica Ck a few days ago? I thought that it must have been a big TCU banging away at your end of the Lake

 

[407 Driver]

I was wondering what that sound was when I was in Mica Ck a few days ago? I thought that it must have been a big TCU banging away at your end of the Lake