Boeing 737 cargo plane crashes off Hawaii: full news report

[marble falls]

Boeing 737 cargo plane crashes off Hawaii

Published 33 mins ago

on July 2, 2021

By BNO News

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2021/07/boeing-737-cargo-plane-crashes-off-hawaii/

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The accident happened at 1:45 a.m. on Friday when Rhoades Aviation Flight T4810 went down about 2 miles south off Kalaeloa Airport, west of Honolulu. The aircraft had taken off from Honolulu International Airport a about 12 minutes earlier.

“The pilots had reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the aircraft in the water,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

Both crew members were reported to have been rescued by the Coast Guard, but details about their condition were not immediately known. One crew members was airlifted to Queen’s Medical Center while the other one was brought to shore in a rescue boat.


The aircraft was believed to be operating a flight for Transair, which provides interisland cargo services within the state of Hawaii. It had taken off from Honolulu International Airport for a flight to Kahului Airport on the nearby island of Maui.

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[underpants]

1. I'm sure it's normal but only two people on that big jet seems creepy to me

[SheltieLover]

3. It was a cargo plane.

[underpants]

4. I know but still.

[SheltieLover]

8. I just think of it like a jumbo 18 wheeler with wings. Lol

I would guess ground crews handle the cargo.

[Klaralven]

11. Interisland cargo in Hawaii would be a short flight

Crews cost money. Truckers don't hire more drivers than necessary.

Freight airlines are experimenting with autonomous operation so that they can go with one pilot and autonomous/remote operation if the one pilot is incapacitated.

[billh58]

13. Garmin has developed

an autoland system designed just for the eventuality of the pilot(s) becoming disabled.

https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/garmin-autoland-this-changes-everything/

[Klaralven]

14. This should be huge in privately owned jets, a number of which are single pilot

[marble falls]

5. Seems like a small crew to me, too; but then I only play aeronautical experts in the movies.

[SheltieLover]

9. I don't know, but guess ground crews handle the freight

[underpants]

10. Yeah but what if they have a bunch of flowers

and someone has slipped an incredible number of snakes into the flower boxes. Huh? Wouldn’t you want someone in the back who’s screams would alert you?

You didn’t think about that did you? No, you only think about yourself.

[SheltieLover]

2. So glad they were both rescued!

I hope they are ok!

Ty, Marble Falls!

[marble falls]

6. Being able to land it on the water and get loose seems incredible.

[SheltieLover]

7. It sure does!

[Klaralven]

12. Appears to be the second successful ditching of a B-737

The previous one was a Garuda Airlines in 2002.

Sullenberger ditched an Airbus in the Hudson.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_landing

[marble falls]

15. So it's bad news, good news with the 737 - bad software, good survival at sea.

[Klaralven]

16. That was a 737-200, two generations previous to the MAX

Different software. Probably a lot less software.

[Maru Kitteh]

17. They ditched a 737 and were recovered, that's some amazing flying!

So glad to hear the crew at least has a shot at making it through.