In a tragic incident reported from Honolulu, a small cargo aircraft crashed right into a vacant constructing on Tuesday afternoon and burst into flames, which killed each the pilots on board the plane, authorities have stated.
Kamaka Air Flight 689 crashed into an empty constructing on the Daniel Ok. Inouye Worldwide Airport on Tuesday at round 3:15pm, the US aviation regulator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated.
A video of the aircraft exhibits the airplane flying sideways within the airport space at low altitude earlier than crashing with the constructing, making a thick black smoke.
In accordance with an audio obtained by the Hawaii Information Now, the management tower requested pilots of Kamaka Flight 689, “Kamaka Flight 689, you’re turning proper, appropriate?” To which the pilots responded saying, “Kamaka 689, we’re, we have now, uh, we’re uncontrolled right here.”
The management tower stated, “OK, Kamaka 689, for those who can land, for those who can degree it off, that’s positive. Any runway, anywhere you are able to do,” reported Related Information. However the aircraft crashed just a few moments later.
Kamaka Air CEO David Hinderland stated that the names of the 2 pilots haven’t been launched and added “It’s with heavy hearts that Kamaka Air confirms the lack of two members of the Kamaka Air household in an accident.”
Nonetheless, the native media reported that relations of the primary pilot recognized him as Hiram Defries, a Punahou Faculty graduate in his 20s who was a pilot in coaching, whereas the second pilot was recognized as Preston Kaluhiwa, a graduate of Kamehameha Faculties.
The FAA and Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating the crash which killed two pilots, whereas the Honolulu Fireplace Division stated that nobody else was injured within the incident.
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