What's New
Audio of a pilot's last words before a fatal crash in Hawaii has been shared by a local news outlet.
On Tuesday, a plane hit a building near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, and Hawaii News Now has published audio of the exchange between the pilot and the control tower that occurred moments before the crash.
"Kamaka Flight 689, you're turning right, correct?" the control tower said, per the outlet.
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 then crashed into a building just outside the airport in Honolulu.
Why It Matters
The two people on board the flight have been killed, Hawaii News Now reported.
KITV, a television station in Honolulu, reported that the two people killed in the crash were identified by their families as Preston Kaluhiwa and Hiram deFries, a 22-year-old training to get his pilot's license.
What To Know
The plane, a Kamaka Air Cessna 208 Caravan, crashed near the airport in Honolulu around 3 p.m. while conducting a training flight, Hawaii News Now reported.
Fire officials said the plane crashed into a building's exterior stairwell area, meaning the flames were confined to the outside of the building, the outlet added.
The building that the plane hit was unoccupied at the time, the state's Department of Transportation said, according to a statement from Hawaii Governor Josh Green on Tuesday.
While all airport facilities remained operational, the surrounding roads were closed, Green's statement continued.
The Hawaii Department of Transportation also coordinated with the airport and those in Terminal 3 to ensure they had safe transportation to areas away from the crash, Green added.
What People Are Saying
Nancy Timko, who works near the crash site, told Hawaii News Now: "I was sitting at my desk and all of a sudden, I saw a small plane fly past my office window, which is on the seventh floor. And I went, 'Oh, he's really, really low,' and he started banking and going back towards the airport, and then I heard a loud bang."
Hawaii Governor Josh Green said in a statement: "Jaime's and my hearts go out to the pilot and passenger and their families as well as to all who have experienced this traumatic event.
"Services are available to help you process what you have witnessed; call 2-1-1, Aloha United Way, for assistance. Our Department of Transportation team will provide all necessary support to federal officials, whose job it will be to investigate this incident and determine a cause, which may not be known for some time."
David Hinderland, the CEO of Kamaka Air, told reporters: "It is with heavy hearts that Kamaka Air confirms the loss of two members of the Kamaka Air family in an accident at 3:13 this afternoon near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. We are not releasing the names of the pilots until family members have had a chance to process this tragedy. We hope the media will give them the same consideration."
What Happens Next
The National Transportation Safety Board opened an investigation into the crash and found that flight crew reported abnormalities in the plane's controls shortly after takeoff, Hawaii News Now reported.
Three of the board's investigators are heading to the site to assess the wreckage, the outlet said.
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