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U.S. safety regulators says a small plane that crashed on Kauaʻi earlier this month and killed two men on board had been flying close to a mountain in poor weather.
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Two men have died after their small airplane crashed in steep, mountainous terrain on the northwest side of Kauaʻi. A pilot and co-pilot were on board the Cessna 172, which crashed about 13 miles north of Kekaha on Sunday.
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The National Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter that crashed in Hawaiʻi last month and killed all four people on board nose-dived after it unexpectedly stopped making a shallow left turn. A fire then incinerated much of the aircraft.
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A civilian contractor working for the U.S. Navy has released the names of four employees killed when their helicopter crashed on Kauaʻi. Oregon-based Croman Corp. says 64-year-old Daniel Maurice of Lyle, Washington, was the aircraft’s chief pilot.
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The U.S. Navy says four people have died in the crash of a contractor’s helicopter on Kauaʻi. The Pacific Missile Range Facility says the aircraft crashed on the north side of the installation shortly after 10 a.m. There were no survivors.
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The National Transportation Safety Board has released an investigation report on a fatal Kauaʻi tour helicopter crash that killed seven people. The report says an unusual weather pattern was present in the area on the day of the crash and witnesses reported low visibility with fog and rain.
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Federal officials have recovered a cargo plane that crashed into the ocean off Hawaiʻi. The National Transportation Safety Board says all major components of the 737-200 jet, including the plane’s black boxes, have been salvaged from the ocean off Oʻahu.
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Crews will use a barge outfitted with a crane to try to recover a cargo plane that ditched into the ocean off Honolulu. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it is sending investigators to the site where the Boeing 737 went into the water back in July.
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The cargo airline whose plane ditched into the ocean off Hawaiʻi this month is being grounded by safety regulators. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it will bar Rhoades Aviation of Honolulu from flying or doing maintenance inspections until it complies with FAA regulations.
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Investigators will use sonar to search for a cargo plane that crashed into the ocean and sank near Honolulu. Both pilots were rescued by the Coast Guard last Friday.