A plane crash occurred near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Kamaka Air Cessna 208 Caravan, performing a training flight, crashed into an empty building. As a result, two people died.
The incident happened on Monday at around 3:05 pm on Aolele Street. According to Hawaii News Now, the plane lost control and collided with a government building that was scheduled for demolition. Kamaka Air confirmed the death of two crew members.
First responders, including the Honolulu Fire Department and Honolulu Police, quickly arrived at the scene of the accident. An eyewitness working nearby told reporters: “I heard a loud explosion. I looked out the window and saw huge clouds of smoke.”
Before the crash, the pilot of Kamaka 689 flight reported to air traffic controllers that he had lost control. In a radio broadcast he said: “We are losing control.” The controller replied: “If you can level the plane and land, use any runway, any place.” These were the last messages from the plane before the collision.
Another eyewitness, Nancy Timko, who works near the scene, noted: “I saw a small plane fly past my office window. He was very low. And then there was a loud explosion.”
Gov. Josh Green and Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi expressed their condolences. The mayor called the incident a “tragic event.” The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
Kamaka Air, founded in 1993, provides cargo and charter air services between the islands. CEO David Hinderland said: “It is with a heavy heart that Kamaka Air confirms the loss of two members of our family.”
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“2 people on board a single-turboprop Cessna Caravan have been confirmed dead after the plane crashed into an abandoned building near the Honolulu airport.”
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