Crew members Kathryn M. Bailey, 26, Brian M. Woeber, 41, Stephen T. Cantrell, 32, Abigail R. Milam, 33, and Michael L. Nelson, 30, killed in helicopter crash off Kaena Point off Oahu, Hawaii

Modified Date: 
Wed, 08/23/2017 - 3:50pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

5 Crewmen Missing After Army Helicopter Crashes During Training Exercise Near Hawaii: Coast Guard

The Coast Guard spotted a debris field near Kaena Point at 11:28 p.m. (5:28 a.m. ET), roughly 80 minutes after personnel at Wheeler Army Airfield in central Oahu lost communications with the helicopter.

The Latest: Part of helicopter, helmet found in Army crash

Crews searching for five soldiers missing from an Army helicopter crash off Hawaii have found parts of a fuselage and a helmet.   

Army suspends search for helicopter crashed off Hawaii, identifies missing crew

All five soldiers are members of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade out of Wheeler Army Airfield in Oahu. The Army has designated them “duty status: whereabouts unknown.”

     

People Involved: 
Kathryn M. Bailey
Brian M. Woeber
Stephen T. Cantrell
Abigail R. Milam
Michael L. Nelson

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