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Posted: Monday, March 12th, 2007 5:20 AM HST

Second Kauai helicopter crash kills 1

By Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) _ Another sightseeing helicopter crash on Kauai killed one passenger yesterday. The crash was just miles from a tour helicopter accident four days earlier that killed four. Three other people on the flight were in critical condition this evening. The crash occurred at about 1 p-m after the pilot heard a loud bang and then lost control of the aircraft while trying to land in Haena on the island's north shore. The Hughes 500 helicopter then struck some trees with its main rotor blade. The company operates in Kauai as Inter-Island Helicopters. Two of the injured passengers were flown from Wilcox Memorial to The Queen's Medical Center on Oahu. A fifth person from the helicopter was treated and released. It was the fifth tour helicopter crash on the island in less than four years, killing a total of 18 people. (Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved)