Originally Posted by
geeup
..I would be interested to know the time line or events from when the Islander crashed to the arrival the Pacific Helicopter and repealing Team from PJV.
Sources report a Manolos medevac helicopter in LAE was dispatched 30 minutes after the accident. The cloud base in the area was 6000' and couldn't get to the crash site due weather.
The following day part of the wreckage was briefly sighed through a small break in the cloud but it wasn't possible to get to the crash site so a ground crew was dropped off at 5000' and they made their way on foot through very difficult terrain.
The following day the weather had improved and the Pacific Helicopter was able to deliver rescue personnel by rope where the pilot was found to be deceased. The ground crew dropped off the previous day had not been able to get to the crash site due terrain.