Indiza enophephela emhlane yaseHawaii yehlele kanzima namuhla, ngoLwesine, Mashi 5, 2020, futhi yagingqika endaweni yodaka. Lesi sigameko senzeke ngaphambi kuka-12:00 emini e-Big Island yaseHawaii eduze kwaseLeilani Estates.

Akekho noyedwa kwabangu-8 ababesemkhunjini olimale kakhulu.

Umqhubi wendiza enophephela emhlane iBlue Hawaiian Helicopters ukhiphe lesi sitatimende:

“Ngomhla zi-5 kuNdasa, indiza iBlue Hawaiian yayindiza eduze kwendawo yaseLeilani Estates ngesikhathi umshayeli wendiza ehlala phansi ngokuqapha. Indiza enophephela emhlane ibikade yethulwe endaweni yase-Hilo ohambweni lwe-"Circle of Fire". Abagibeli abahlanu abagibele kanye nomshayeli wendiza baphephile.

“Ukuphepha kwabagibeli bethu kanye nomshayeli wendiza kuyinto ehamba phambili kithi ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi isinqumo somshayeli wokumisa indiza ngokuphepha siyisinqumo esifanele. Abezimo eziphuthumayo basekhaya babiziwe, futhi sazise i-FAA ne-NTSB. Sizibophezele ekusebenzisaneni eduze ne-FAA kanye ne-NTSB. "

U-Ian Gregor no-Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) uthe i-Eurocopter EC130 isuke esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Hilo International Airport ngesikhathi izinkinga zenzeke cishe ngamamayela angu-17 eningizimu-mpumalanga yalelo dolobha.

Isikhulu seButho Lomnyango Wezomlilo uWilliam Bergin utshele i-AP ukuthi "umshayeli wendiza kwakudingeka abeke phansi indiza" ngoba ukukhanya kwenkomba kubonisa inkinga nge-rotor yomsila. Bekungacaci uma indiza enophephela emhlane iphahlazekile noma wehlele phansi ngenkani.

Indiza enophephela emhlane yokuhlenga izicishamlilo kanye namaphoyisa nabezimo eziphuthumayo baphendule endaweni yesigameko. UGregor uthe i-FAA izophenya ngalesi sigameko.

Ngemva kokuphahlazeka kwendiza enophephela emhlane ngaphambili, uSenator waseHawaii u-Ed Case washo okulandelayo: “Indiza enophephela emhlane nezindiza ezincane zokuvakasha akuphephile, futhi izimpilo zabantu abangenacala zikhokha inani. E-Hawaii kuphela, imboni, nakuba iphikisana ngokuqinile ngokuthi iphephile futhi iyazwela ezindaweni ezingomakhelwane, empeleni ishaye indiva noma yikuphi ukuthuthukiswa kokuphepha okunengqondo, esikhundleni salokho yanda kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva nje umthamo wayo wezindiza, ngazo zonke izikhathi zemini nobusuku, ngokubonakala sengathi sonke isimo sezulu ezindaweni ezihlala abantu abaningi nasezindaweni eziyingozi kakhulu nezikude, ezindaweni eziphakeme, kuyilapho sihluleka ngokuphelele ukubhekana nokuphepha komhlaba nokukhathazeka kokuphazamiseka komphakathi.”