Umkhenkethi waseHawaii uthatha ulawulo lwe-chopper emva kokuba umqhubi ephulukene nokuqonda

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IBhodi yeSizwe yoKhuseleko lwezoThutho (NTSB) ikhuphe ingxelo namhlanje malunga nengozi ye-helicopter eyenzeka eHawaii ngo-Oktobha ngexesha lohambo olumangalisayo lwase-Oahu.

Umqhubi wenqwelo-moya oneminyaka engama-57 ubudala uye waphelelwa zingqondo waza wawa phantsi, waza umkhweli wabamba izixhobo zokulawula waza wazama ukucotha ukuhla kwenqwelo-ntaka njengoko yayiza kuntlitheka kwindawo yesanti eKaneohe Bay.

Ngokwengxelo, umqhubi wenqwelo-moya “waziva ephulukene neengqondo” malunga nemizuzu engama-20 ebhabha, kodwa emva koko wabuyela ezingqondweni waphinda walawula i-chopper. Emva koko wajika inqwelo-ntaka esingise elunxwemeni ukuze alungiselele ukuhla kodwa waphinda wafa zingqondweni. Akazange abuyele ezingqondweni de abe aboncedo olungxamisekileyo bebesebenza kuye.

I-helicopter ye-Robinson R44, eqhutywa yi-Novictor Aviation, yaphahlazeka kwii-2 iinyawo zamanzi kwi-sandbar kwaye yaphela kwicala layo. Kwakukho umonakalo omkhulu kwi-rotor engundoqo, i-skids, kunye ne-tail boom.

UCarli McConaughy, oneminyaka engama-35 ubudala, wayengumkhweli owabamba ulawulo lwenqwelo-ntaka njengoko yayiqalisa ukutsibela elwandle. Iqabane lakhe, u-Adam Barnett, oneminyaka engama-31 ubudala, nguye owamtsalayo kunye nomqhubi wenqwelo-moya ngaphandle kwe-chopper emva kokuntlitheka kwayo.

Bobathathu bathathwa basiwa kwiZiko lezoNyango likaQueen bekwimeko emaxongo kwaye kamva baphuculwa kwimeko ezinzileyo. UMcConaughy wophuke unyawo, waqhawuka kolunye unyawo, kunye nokwaphuka komqolo emqolo. UBarnett wophuka ingalo kunye nokwenzakala esihlahleni.

Ihelikopta yayikukhenketho lwemizuzu engama-45 kwesi siqithi kunye nesibini esisanda kutshata sisuka eJoliet, eIllinois.

Umnini kunye nomqhubi oyintloko we-Novictor, uNicole Vandelaar, wathi umqhubi wenqwelomoya wafumana imeko yezempilo ngelixa ebaleka. Umqhubi wenqwelomoya waqala ukusebenzela inkampani yeenqwelomoya ngoMeyi kwaye akazange abe nazo naziphi na iingxaki zonyango zangaphambili.

Ingxelo ye-NTSB yathi: “Umqhubi wenqwelo-moya ukhumbula ukuba wayekwimeko efana nephupha xa wayengekho zingqondweni, yaye ekwimeko efana nephupha, wayeqhuba inqwelo-ntaka yaye wayesazi ukuba ukwimeko yongxamiseko.”

Ingxelo yokugqibela ayiyi kugqitywa enye i-12 kwiinyanga ze-18 ukugqiba, ngokutsho kwesithethi se-NTSB uKeith Holloway.

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