Following the crash of a skydiving tour plane that also caught fire, five people were killed in the accident that occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. It is believed that aside from the pilot, two skydive instructors and two tandem jumpers were also there, Fox News reported.
Said plane crash of the single-engine Cessna 182H, is recorded as one of the two crashes that occurred on the island on Monday. Four were immediately pronounced dead on the crash area which is located just outside Port Allen while one man was taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital but died later on.
According to the county firefighters, the group is part of a tour by SkyDive Kauai at the Port Allen. Said company has a trade name of D & J Air Adventures, which is listed as the owner of the aircraft.
When company president David Timko was asked about the incident, he said he didn't have any comment since the crash is still under investigation, adding that he offers his condolences to the families of those killed, Hawaii News Now reported.
Cause of the crash is still to be determined by the officials of the National Transportation Safety Board while the Federal Aviation Administration is still investigating. The identities of the people who died on the crash was not yet revealed.
FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said that it is unclear what led to the crash. He also added that a few hours after the crash, one person was brought to the hospital by the emergency responders. Meanwhile, Honolulu Fire Department Capt. David Jenkins said that county lifeguards brought two people to the shore.
This is not the first aircraft crash in the area since there are already about 20 tourists who died due to crashes in Hawaii from 2005 to 2014.
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