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‘Huge’ gust of wind, ‘bang’ preceded fatal helicopter crash off Kaua‘i; underwater search discovers partial wreckage

The US Coast Guard conducted an underwater search using side scan sonar technology.

Southwest flight bound for Līhuʻe plummets to within 400 feet of ocean surface off Kaua‘i

The Federal Aviation Administration, after inquiries from Bloomberg News, is investigating the April mishap that previously was unreported.

U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaiʻi reintroduces Safe and Quiet Skies Act

H.R. 1071 in the 118th Congress would direct the Federal Aviation Administration to adopt tighter safety recommendations long advanced by the National Transportation Safety Board.

On approach to Molokaʻi Airport, small plane crashes with two aboard

A single-engine Cessna 208 crashed while on approach to Molokaʻi Airport in Hoʻolehua at around 5 a.m. on Monday.

Wreckage, flight crew recovered from Hawai‘i Life Flight in deep waters between Maui, Big Island

The twin-engine, turbine-powered airplane crashed into the Maui Channel late on the night of Dec. 15 off the coast of Kaupo, Maui.

Big Island helicopter crash leads NTSB to call for urgent safety inspections of Bell 407

In the Big Island crash, the tail boom separated from the fuselage of a Bell 407 during a sunset tour operated by Paradise Helicopters out of Kona.

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Tour Helicopter Crash Near South Point

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its preliminary report concerning the crash of a tour helicopter earlier this month near South Point.

Mainland News Outlets, Facebook Posts ID Some Victims of South Point Helicopter Crash

Two mainland news outlets and two Facebook posts have identified some of the passengers involved in a helicopter crash Wednesday, June 8, near South Point on the Big Island.

4 Killed in Helicopter Crash at Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kaua‘i

Four people were killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday morning, Feb. 22, at a military installation on Kaua‘i.