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Nine people have died in a plane crash in Hawaii, officials have said. Nine people died when a small plane used in a sky dive operation crashed on Oahu on Friday night, officials in Hawaii said.
The crash occurred on Friday evening on the North Shore of Oahu. Officials say there were no survivors in the crash at Dillingham Airfield. There were no survivors after the twin engine King Air plane crashed near Dillingham Airfield on Oahu’s North Shore, state transportation spokesman Tim Sakahara said.
Honolulu’s police chief, Manuel Neves, said the plane was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived. The crash was far from the airfield’s runway, near perimeter fencing. “Upon arrival, we saw the plane fully engulfed in fire,” Honolulu fire chief Manuel Neves told reporters. “The first crews on scene extinguished the fire.”
The names of the victims have not been released. Neves said the crashed occurred near the perimeter fencing of the small airport.
Neves said many details were still not known about the flight. He said witnesses had reported that the plane was inbound to the airport when the crash occurred but that has not been confirmed. “They’re quite a ways away from the runway,” he said.
The plane was used in a sky dive operation, and Neves said some family members of those on board waited at the airport for the plane to return. The debris field was relatively small, about 50ft by 50ft, he said.
“In my 40 years as a firefighter here in Hawaii, this is the most tragic aircraft incident what we’ve had,” he said.
Names, ages and genders of the deceased were not immediately released. Neves said many details were still not known about the flight. He said witnesses had said the plane was inbound to the airport when the crash occurred but that was not confirmed.
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