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BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Mayor Managing Director
COUNTY OF KAUA`I
KAUA`I FIRE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: November 13, 2018
ROBERT WESTERMAN, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Skydive plane, jumpers safe after emergency landing
HANAPEPE — Officials responded to an emergency landing of a plane owned by
Skydive Kauai on Monday morning, in which four parachute jumpers deployed and landed
safely without injuries.
At approximately 9:50 a.m. Monday, emergency responders were notified of a mayday
call from Skydive Kauai.
The company was conducting a skydive tour when the pilot of the plane reported a
mechanical issue at 4,000 feet above Hanapepe town.
According to a preliminary police report, the pilot instructed the four passengers — a male
instructor with a female tandem jumper on one parachute, and a female instructor with a male
tandem jumper on a second parachute — to exit the aircraft.
The pilot declared an emergency landing, and safely landed the plane at Port Allen
Airport without incident.
Following the mayday call, rescue specialists aboard Air 1 located the female jump -
instructor with her passenger in a remote, grassy area near Hanapepe Valley. They were
transported via Air 1 back to the Skydive Kauai office in Hanapepe.
The male jump -instructor and his passenger landed safely at `Ele`ele Elementary School
and returned to Skydive Kauai via a private vehicle.
No injuries were reported, and all individuals were released at the scene after being
assessed by awaiting medics.