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Kamaka Air Flight 689 crashed into the building at the Daniel K.
Inouye International Airport at about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, the
Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
Video shows the plane veering sideways into the airport area at
low altitude before slamming into the building, creating a
thick, black plume of smoke.
“Kamaka Flight 689, you’re turning right, correct?” the control
tower said, according audio obtained by Hawaii News Now.
The pilot responded, “Kamaka 689, we are, we have, uh, we’re out
of control here.”
“OK, Kamaka 689, if you can land, if you can level it off,
that’s fine,” the control tower said. “Any runway, any place you
can do.”
The plane crashed moments later.
“It is with heavy hearts that Kamaka Air confirms the loss of
two members of the Kamaka Air family in an accident,” company
CEO David Hinderland told reporters. He said the names of the
two pilots have not been released yet.
Hawaii News Now reported that family members identified one of
the victims as Hiram Defries, a Punahou School graduate in his
20s who was a pilot in training. KITV reported that the family
of the other pilot identified him as Preston Kaluhiwa, a
graduate of Kamehameha Schools.
The FAA said the the single-engine Cessna 208 was headed to
Lanai Airport, which is in Maui County. Kamaka Air provides
freight delivery services for both individuals and businesses,
according to its website.
No one else was hurt, the Honolulu Fire Department said. The FAA
and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate, the
FAA said.
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