Posted on Jul 3, 2021
Boeing 737 cargo jet ditches into sea off Honolulu, Hawaii
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A Boeing 737 cargo plane with two people on board has ditched off the coast of Hawaii after experiencing engine trouble.
The aircraft was en route from Honolulu to the island of Maui, but went down in the water soon after taking off from Daniel K Inouye International Airport.
The Coast Guard rescued both pilots from the sea early on Friday morning.
One was found clinging to the plane's tail and airlifted to safety, Reuters news agency reports.
According to officials from the state's transport department, quoted by local outlet Hawaii News Now (HNN), he was airlifted to Queen's Medical Center and taken to intensive care in critical condition.
Rescuers brought the other pilot to shore by boat, HNN said. He is reportedly in a serious condition with a head injury.
The aircraft was en route from Honolulu to the island of Maui, but went down in the water soon after taking off from Daniel K Inouye International Airport.
The Coast Guard rescued both pilots from the sea early on Friday morning.
One was found clinging to the plane's tail and airlifted to safety, Reuters news agency reports.
According to officials from the state's transport department, quoted by local outlet Hawaii News Now (HNN), he was airlifted to Queen's Medical Center and taken to intensive care in critical condition.
Rescuers brought the other pilot to shore by boat, HNN said. He is reportedly in a serious condition with a head injury.
Boeing 737 cargo jet ditches into sea off Honolulu, Hawaii
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...."Footage broadcast by NBC shows a man thought to be one of the pilots being taken away in a wheelchair. He appears to be conscious.
The pilots knew they were in trouble.
"We've lost number one engine," a crew member tells air traffic control, according to a recording posted online.
"We're going to lose the other engine, too. It's running very hot."
Map showing Honolulu and Kahului in Hawaii
image captionThe plane was en route from Honolulu to Kahului on the island of Maui when it crashed
A Boeing statement reported by US media said they were in contact with authorities about the incident and are "closely monitoring the situation".
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
"The pilots had reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the aircraft in the water," the FAA said in a statement.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 tweeted that it was a 737-200 cargo aeroplane operated for the carrier Transair since 2014. It was built in 1975 and first delivered to Pacific Western Airlines.
Transair Flight 810 left Honolulu bound for Kahului at 01:33 local time (11:33 GMT), Flightradar 24 said, but turned back quickly afterwards, and crashed into the water after just minutes in the air."....
...."Footage broadcast by NBC shows a man thought to be one of the pilots being taken away in a wheelchair. He appears to be conscious.
The pilots knew they were in trouble.
"We've lost number one engine," a crew member tells air traffic control, according to a recording posted online.
"We're going to lose the other engine, too. It's running very hot."
Map showing Honolulu and Kahului in Hawaii
image captionThe plane was en route from Honolulu to Kahului on the island of Maui when it crashed
A Boeing statement reported by US media said they were in contact with authorities about the incident and are "closely monitoring the situation".
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
"The pilots had reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the aircraft in the water," the FAA said in a statement.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 tweeted that it was a 737-200 cargo aeroplane operated for the carrier Transair since 2014. It was built in 1975 and first delivered to Pacific Western Airlines.
Transair Flight 810 left Honolulu bound for Kahului at 01:33 local time (11:33 GMT), Flightradar 24 said, but turned back quickly afterwards, and crashed into the water after just minutes in the air."....
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