afety Board investigators still have to determine what caused the helicopter's engine failure. The Robinson R-22 copter is owned by Mauna Loa Helicopters. Experts say the one thing they know for sure is the copter 30-year-old Julia Link was piloting lost power and she was forced into autorotation.
Two FAA inspectors were at the scene Wednesday afternoon and interviewed the pilot, Julia Link, 30, agency spokesman Ian Gregor said. "We're still looking into the incident and don't have any preliminary findings to report," he said.
Date: May 09, 2013
Category: U.S.
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Small helicopter loses power, crashes on busy downtown Honolulu street; no ...
The pilot, Julia Link, told KITV everything seemed normal until all of the sudden it got quiet and the engine quit. Repeatedly training for this type of scenario helped her bring the helicopter to the ground, she said.