Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Pilot Hospitalized
An MD Heli 530 (file
photo, below) went down while engaged in fire-fighting operations
in Hawaii. Pilot Jonathon D'Attilio, a helicopter pilot with
InterIsland Helicopters, is in critical condition at Wilcox
Memorial Hospital following an accident which forced his 530 down
into the De Mello reservoir while battling a brush fire in Kapaia
Valley.
The Christmas day accident occurred as D'Attilio was attempting
to refill a Bambi bucket with water to fight the fire. The aircraft
reportedly went down hard and inverted. Members of the Kaua'i Fire
Department extricated the pilot from the vehicle and evacuated him
to the hospital.
** Report created 12/27/2005 Record 10 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 530MD Make/Model: MD36 Description: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
MD369FF
Date: 12/25/2005 Time: 0340
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N
Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: LIHUE State: HI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N530MD, AN INTER ISLAND
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 369FF ACFT, DURING A FIRE FIGHTING OPERATION, WAS
PICKING UP WATER FROM A RESERVIOR WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE
RESERVIOR, THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND
THE ROTORCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, 3 W OF LIHUE, KAUAI, HI
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Departed: PORT ALLEN, HI Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont: Last Clearance:
FAA FSDO: HONOLULU, HI (WP13) Entry date: 12/27/2005
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