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Hawaii: Skydivers killed in King Air plane crash | |
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A light aircraft carrying skydivers has crashed in Hawaii, killing at least nine people on board, officials say. | |
The twin-engine aircraft went down close to Dillingham Airfield near Mokuleia in Honolulu County. | The twin-engine aircraft went down close to Dillingham Airfield near Mokuleia in Honolulu County. |
There were no survivors from the King Air flight, the Hawaii Department of Transportation tweeted. | There were no survivors from the King Air flight, the Hawaii Department of Transportation tweeted. |
Photos showed smoke visible from miles away. It is not yet clear if the plane was taking off or landing. | |
"Right now, the initial report is that there were nine souls on board," fire chief Manuel Neves told Hawaii News Now. "There's no survivors." | |
Family members of the skydivers were on the ground when the crash happened and may have seen the aircraft go down, he said. | |
"It is very difficult. In my 40 years as a firefighter here in Hawaii, this is the most tragic aircraft incident we've had," he added. | |
The Honolulu Fire Department said it had received reports of a downed plane at about 18:00 local time on Friday. | |
Of the nine killed, three were customers and six were employees of the company operating the flight. | |
According to its website, Dillingham Airfield is a joint-use site with the US military having first priority for air-land operations and helicopter night-vision training. |