Witness saw missing Hawaii Life Flight plane hit the water
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — A preliminary report on a Hawaii medical transport plane that went missing says a witness saw it hit the ocean. The National Transportation Safety Board report says the witness — a small plane pilot — reported seeing the Hawaii Life Flight plane Dec. 15 make a spiraling descent before hitting the water in the Maui Channel. When the plane went off radar, the occupants — a pilot, flight paramedic and flight nurse — are all presumed dead. Many hospitals on Hawaii’s rural islands offer limited medical services, often sending patients with more serious conditions to Oahu for care.
