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Small plane lost engine power before making forced landing near Kahului Airport

By Wendy Osher
 December 24, 2023, 10:49 PM HST
* Updated December 24, 10:51 PM
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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of a Cessna 172 airplane near Kahului Airport on Saturday morning, Dec. 23, 2023.

Initial reports indicate that while doing touch-and-go’s on runway 5 at the Kahului Airport, the small airplane experienced a loss of engine power, officials with the NTSB tell Maui Now.

The small plane made a forced landing short of the runway, according to initial reports.

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 Wendy Osher
Wendy Osher leads the Maui Now news team. She is also the news voice of parent company, Pacific Media Group, having served more than 20 years as News Director for the company’s six Maui radio stations.
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