Originally Posted by
Gordy
The walls of Nualolo valley are near vertical and the unless a satellite is directly overhead, I doubt it would pick up a transmitting beacon. I am guessing they kind of knew roughly where to look as there is also some radar coverage in that area, although it takes time to get it from Honolulu.
My understanding is the crash site was pretty close to the last position report on the traffic frequency. I suspect an ELT wouldn't have made any real difference.