A contracted helicopter accident in Hawaii left four dead when it crashed near the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), in Kauai County, the United States Army reported Tuesday. States.
Through a statement, the PMRF noted that emergency personnel at the facility responded to the incident after 00: 10 am, near the northern area of the Barking Sands facility. The helicopter was flying in support of a field training operation, and they indicated that there were no survivors.
The PMRF added that the helicopter belonged to the company Croman Corp, which is described as one of the most experienced Sikorsky S-61 helicopter operators around the world, reported Fox News.
According to the Associated Press, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) stated that the agency was investigating the accident of a Sikorsky S-61N.
Furthermore, the United States Navy described the Barking Sands Pacific Missile Range Facility as the largest instrumented multidimensional training and test missile range of the world.
“PMRF is the only range in the world where submarines, surface ships, aircraft, and space vehicles can operate and track simultaneously,” said the US Navy.
In the meantime, an investigation is expected to begin to determine the cause of the accident, and for that, the Kauai police is supporting the Marina with perimeter security and other aspects of the observations, he said. county spokesperson Coco Zickos.
The incident occurred after two Black Hawk helicopters were involved in an accident in Utah during training in the mountains, which did not leave any crew members injured, as indicated by the Utah National Guard.
With information from Fox News