( CNN ) -- Three crew members were killed and one was injured Wednesday when a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed in waters near James Island in LaPush , Washington , officials said . The surviving crew member is hospitalized in Seattle with non-life threatening injuries , said Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary Blore . The helicopter , a MH-60 Jayhawk , was flying to Sitka , Alaska , after departing the Coast Guard Air Station in Astoria , Oregon . `` The Coast Guard lost communication with the helicopter around 9:30 a.m. PT ( 12:30 p.m . ET ) , '' said Blore . `` Rescue crews were launched shortly after that . '' The survivor was pulled from the water by a good samaritan and transferred to a medical facility , said the Coast Guard . The recovery phase for those killed is continuing , said Blore . `` The helicopter is in the water , inverted , '' he said . `` There are power lines down at the beach . '' The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a flight restriction in the area near the crash to allow response crews to search without distractions , said the Coast Guard . The Coast Guard will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the accident , said Blore . With his voice cracking at times , Blore told reporters at a media briefing Wednesday afternoon that accidents such as this are deeply personal to members of the Coast Guard . `` We all have flown helicopters , we have flown the same machine . This hits close to home , '' he said . CNN 's Patrick Oppmann contributed to this report .
Helicopter crashed near James Island off Cape Conner , Washington . The survivor survived with non - life threatening injuries . Helicopter is in water , power lines it hit are down at sea .