USCG chopper crashes off Hawaii airport

Posted on Sep 05 2008

[B]HONOLULU[/B]—A U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crashed yesterday evening approximately five miles south of Honolulu International Airport.

The helicopter’s four-man crew was conducting search and rescue drills with a 47-foot motor lifeboat from Station Honolulu when it went down at 8:15pm. The Coast Guard was notified by the FAA and immediately launched a C-130 search plane from Air Station Barbers Point.

A crew on board an inbound Air Force C-17 to Honolulu International saw the Coast Guard helicopter go down and circled the site until a rescue boat from the Honolulu Fire Department could get on scene.

The 47-foot motor lifeboat is also on scene, as is the C-17, the C-130 and helicopters from the Honolulu Fire and Police Departments.

There was no immediate word about survivors or fatalities. [B][I](USCG)[/I][/B]

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