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Four Killed After Small Plane Crashes in Hawaii

A small plane crashed in Waianae mountains on Oahu Island, Hawaii, on July 28th.

The single-engine plane went down while it was performing a sunset flight from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

All four people aboard were killed in the crash. They were identified as Gerrit Evensen, his girlfriend Heather Riley, and their friends Dean Hutton and Alexis Aaron.

The incident is being investigated.


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Marine Corps Aircraft Crashes in Hawaii; One Killed, 21 Injured

A US Marine Corps aircraft crashed at Bellows Air Force Station on Oahu, Hawaii, on May 17.

The tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey was on a training flight when it crashed and caught fire during a ‘hard landing’ attempt.

The aircraft was carrying 22 people at the time of incident, including 21 Marines and one Navy corpsman. Authorities said one Marine was killed while 21 other people sustained critical to minor injuries.

The cause of crash is being investigated.


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Small Plane Crash Lands in Ocean Just Off Oahu Beach

SeaA small single-seater aircraft made a crash landing in the ocean just off a beach located on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, on September 24.

The pilot, Greg Harding, 59, who is a former Alaska bush pilot, reported that he had to make crash landing because the plane ran out of fuel. He said that he was on its way to Dillingham Airport, when “the engine just quit.”

According to Harding, he first thought of landing on the beach but there were about a dozen people on the shore.

The Piper PA-25-260 plane landed safely in around 5 ft of water. Harding remained uninjured.

The aircraft belongs to North Shore Aircraft Leasing Co. The company’s owner Ana “Suzy” Gromacki admired Harding’s skills and noted that he was not likely to survive of the plane had overturned.

The FAA is investigating.

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