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[11 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]

Honolulu, Hawaii –A tour helicopter crashed into a mountain ridge on the island of Molokai Thursday, killing the pilot and the four passengers on board.  The helicopter was a tourist excursion of Blue Hawaiian Helicopters.  The EC-130 chopper was less than a year old and was being leased from Nevada Helicopter Leasing LLC.  The passengers, two men and two women, were taking a 45 minute tour that departed from Kahului, Maui.  One couple on board were newlyweds.  Firefighters recovered all five bodies in the wreckage.  The accident occurred close to …