© Kings Island This bird grounded:Firehawk will be down as the state of Ohio conducts their ususal post-accident inspections.

Firehawk, the park's flying coaster, which was transfered to the park from Geauga Lake under the previous name X-Flight, was encountered by a man, who took his turn to ride the Vekoma-made ride. However, 2 minutes after as the ride came back into the final brakes and into the staion, fellow riders and onlookers sighted that the man was undergoing breathing troubles. Kings Island emergancy staff, and later, the Mason Fire Department, came to the aid of the man and was later flown Bethesda North Hosptial where he later passed away from his aflictions. Nothing was released as to the direct cause of death.

While Firehawk is notable for its downtime, this is the first major accident for the ride since it was brought to Kings Island. However, for the park, this isn't the first similar incident. Son of Beast encountered such a conflict as a woman complained of undisclosed trauma after riding it. Son of Beast is still down from that incident.

However, it was made known that the Ohio Department of Agriculter, the people responsable for amusement park safety and operations, begun inspections Sunday morning and the park has re-opened the coaster after the inspection.