Posted on May 11, 2022
A Hawaii helicopter crash that killed 7 could have been prevented, investigators say
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Federal investigators blamed a deadly 2019 helicopter crash in Hawaii on the pilot's decision to keep flying into worsening weather, and in a report Tuesday they accused regulators of lax oversight of air tours that are popular among tourists to the islands.
The National Transportation Safety Board said that the Federal Aviation Administration had delayed installing aviation weather cameras that might have alerted the pilot to the fog-shrouded conditions in a mountainous region on the island of Kauai. The board also said the FAA failed to do enough to ensure that tour pilots in Hawaii are trained in handling bad weather.
Federal investigators blamed a deadly 2019 helicopter crash in Hawaii on the pilot's decision to keep flying into worsening weather, and in a report Tuesday they accused regulators of lax oversight of air tours that are popular among tourists to the islands.
The National Transportation Safety Board said that the Federal Aviation Administration had delayed installing aviation weather cameras that might have alerted the pilot to the fog-shrouded conditions in a mountainous region on the island of Kauai. The board also said the FAA failed to do enough to ensure that tour pilots in Hawaii are trained in handling bad weather.
A Hawaii helicopter crash that killed 7 could have been prevented, investigators say
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel sad events and lost of life, sad to say, he ain't the first and not the last IMHO.
Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri SGT Steve McFarland SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace
Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri SGT Steve McFarland SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace
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Many of these accidents have at least a portion of either pilot error or a maintenance problem that should have been identified before flight.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Exactly right PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I was grateful for the pilot who delayed our flight to Louisville this weekend to get something fixed before we left the gate.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Case of poor judgement. Always error on the side of safety especially when it might put others lives in danger.
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