Posted at 1:43 p.m., Monday, December 26, 2005
Kaua'i pilot hurt in crash
Advertiser Staff
A Kaua'i helicopter pilot was seriously injured yesterday when a helicopter crashed into a lake on the Garden Isle, a Federal Aviation Administration official said today.The pilot, flying an Interisland Helicopters MD 369 aircraft, was helping fight a brushfire, said FAA spokesman Paul Turk from Washington, D.C.
The crash happened about 5:40 p.m. on Christmas Day, Turk said.
Turk did not know the pilot's name.
The pilot was the only person aboard the helicopter, Turk said.
There was no immediate word on the pilot's condition today.
