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Small plane lost engine power before making forced landing near Kahului Airport
The NTSB is investigating the crash of a Cessna 172 airplane near Kahului Airport on Saturday morning, Dec. 23, 2023.
Wreckage recovered from downed medical flight in deep waters off East Maui
The flight crew and the majority of the wreckage from the Hawaiʻi Life Flight was recovered on Tuesday, Jan. 10 from an area in the ocean about 6,420 feet deep. This was about 1,200 feet south of the last data point received from the missing aircraft, according to the NTSB.
NTSB: witness from another aircraft observed plane impact water off Maui
Based on the NTSB report, the airplane wreckage sank in the “open ocean” in an area known as the Maui Channel, with an estimated water depth of 6,000 ft. “Deep water search and recovery efforts are pending,” according to the agency.
NTSB preliminary report notes plane climbed 75 feet before it crashed in Hāna, Maui
The pilot of a small airplane involved in a crash near the Hāna Airport in East Maui last month said the aircraft stopped climbing shortly after takeoff, and descended nose-down into nearby trees.
NTSB: “Erratic Flight Pattern” Observed in Deadly 2012 Cessna Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a factual report on a Cessna crash into the ocean off Maui that claimed the life of an island resident.
NTSB Report: Helicopter Accident with Golf Cart was Preventable
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board say a helicopter accident with a golf cart at the Kahului Airport in September could have been prevented if ground staff had followed established procedures.
Mokulele Exec Praises Pilot Skill in Emergency Landing
Airline officials say that although Federal Aviation Administration regulations only require one pilot to operate each flight, all Mokulele flights are staffed with both a pilot and co-pilot as an additional safety measure.
Loss of Engine Power Implicated in Waiehu Emergency Landing
The pilot told transportation safety investigators that while in cruise flight, he noticed a slight hesitation in the engine on two occasions, within 5 to 10 minutes of each other.
Engine Problem Noted in 2009 Hana Helicopter Crash
The investigation found that the engine had inadvertently shut down on four other prior times prior to the December 16, 2009 incident. The helicopter operated by Sunshine Helicopters, Inc., out of Kahului, Maui, experienced a total loss of engine power and made a forced, uncontrolled landing about 1.3 miles southeast of the Hana Airport.
