A Boeing 737 will take off from Honolulu, Hawaii in the USA on Friday. After a short time, the pilots have to make an emergency landing at sea.
Honolulu – The flight lasted only a short time, then the crew noticed that something was wrong with the machine: The Coast Guard rescued two pilots from the sea off Hawaii in the USA *. As reported by BNO News and CNBC, the pilots had recently reported engine failure on their Boeing 737 cargo aircraft.
According to BNO News, the giant plane crashed into the sea about two miles south of Kalaeloa Airport, west of Honolulu, on Friday (07/02/2021). The plane had taken off from Honolulu International Airport twelve minutes earlier. The destination was the airport of Kahului on the nearby island of Maui.
When the pilots noticed that something was wrong with the aircraft, they wanted to turn back, but then had to make an emergency landing on the water, reports the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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One of the pilots, a 50-year-old man, was rescued by the Coast Guard and taken ashore by boat, according to BNO News. From there he was taken by ambulance to the trauma center at Queen’s Medical Center, it is said. Among other things, he is said to have head injuries and to be in a “serious” condition.
It is not known whether and how seriously the other pilot was injured. He was also flown to the trauma center. According to media reports, other crew members were not on board the machine. (uf) * fr.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
In 2017, a Cessna aircraft had to make an emergency landing on a beach near Lisbon in Portugal.
