Hawaii Life Flight Missing

[Aprz]

Search continues for medical transport plane that crashed off Maui

“We are doing everything we can to bring our team members home."

www.hawaiinewsnow.com

It's been 9 hours I think?

 

[Jim37F]

"A USCG patrol boat recovered debris in the search area but it has not been confirmed as having come from the missing King Air plane. A sheen was also reported in the search area."

Air ambulance went missing on way to Waimea to pickup patient

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Officials are searching for an aircraft that reportedly crashed in the Maui Channel Thursday night. The U.S. Coast Guard deployed multiple assets in the search effort. Hawa…

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Hawaii Life Flight, who operates the aircraft, said that the plane was on its way to Waimea, on the Big Island, to pick up a patient when it disappeared off the radar around 9:27 p.m.

A spokesperson said, in part:

There are three crew members on board; there is no patient on board. We are in the process of reaching out to their families.

Our immediate focus is helping the search and rescue teams. Please keep our team members in your thoughts. Out of respect for our team members and their families, we ask for your patience. We will provide updates as soon as we have them.

As is our standard procedure, we have temporarily paused Hawaii Life Flight transports.

Maui Mayor Victorino sent a statement extending his well wishes for the families of those aboard and said that he is working with Gov. Green to provide emergency medical air service for the County of Maui while Global Medical Response’s operations are paused, including possibly mobilizing the Hawaii Air National Guard.

The aircraft is reported to be a King Air twin engine prop plane.

 

[CCCSD]

Good move:

Gov. Green issues emergency proclamation in response to Hawai’i Life Flight accident | Maui Now

"The emergency proclamation gives the state the ability to supplement Hawai‘i’s medical airlift capacity with aircraft and flight crews from other states and permits out-of-state actively licensed and certified emergency medical personnel to be employed as certified flight paramedics and...

mauinow.com

 

[Jim37F]

Civil Air Patrol joins search for downed plane off Maui

The search for a downed air ambulance off Maui entered its second full day on Saturday, Dec. 17.

www.khon2.com

 

[Jim37F]

Coast Guard says search suspended for missing flight

The Coast Guard has announced that they are suspending the active search for the crew of the Hawaii Life Flight that went missing off Maui.

www.khon2.com

 

[Jim37F]

NTSB releases preliminary report into Hawaii Life Flight crash off Maui

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report of the Hawaii Life Flight medical airbus that went down off of Maui waters three weeks ago.

www.kitv.com

 

[CCCSD]

Sounds like there was an issue and the pilot didn’t notify. Then lost control.

 

[SandpitMedic]

RIP

 

[Jim37F]

They found and recovered the wreckage, and the crews remains. So hopefully their families get a bit of closure.

And with the plane, and importantly the black boxes, recovered, get a good detailed investigation into what brought the plane down, maybe an answer that can help prevent a future tragedy.

Wreckage, crew members recovered from Hawaii Life Flight crash | UPDATE

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered the Hawaii Life Flight aircraft that went down off the coast of Maui in mid-December.

www.kitv.com