The Fire Department said the crash was a result of engine failure. FAA report 2 POB with no injuries, while the operator said the unnamed pilot was hospitalized “for further evaluation as a precautionary measure.” Operator said in a statement “hard landing … while arriving for a utility flight”
- Date
- February 21, 2019
- Reg
- N506PH
- Make
- MD Helicopters
- Model
- MD500E
- MSN
- 0375E
- Location
- private land accessible through Waipio on Horseback Ranch, near the 7.5-mile marker of Honokaa-Waipio Road (Highway 240) near the Waipio lookout
- Country
- US-Hawaii
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- Paradise-Helicopters
- Link 1
- https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:21-FEB-19,HILO,N506PH
- Link 2
- http://bigislandnow.com/2019/02/21/helicopter-crashes-near-waipio-valley/
- Link 3
- https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2019/02/21/hawaii-news/helicopter-crashes-near-waipio-valley/
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