According to the Hawaii Department of Transportation, 2 pilots are alive after their plane crashed several miles off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, following an incident.
According to the Honolulu Fire Department, one pilot, a 58-year-old male, was hospitalized in critical condition.
The Coast Guard arrived at the collision site within minutes of receiving the call, but around an hour after the incident, according to the agency.
They witnessed one of the cargo plane’s pilots raising his hands on the fallen air plane’s tip, and the other pilot floating in the water on a cargo load at the moment.
The objective, according to the Coast Guard, was to rescue the pilot floating on the cargo first, but as the plane’s tail began to vanish, a rescue swimmer was dispatched to assist the pilot who had been on the tail.
The reason for the crash remained unknown at the time.
The plane was barely in the air for 12 minutes before the pilots were forced to dump it in the Pacific Ocean, according to FlightRadar 24.
The pilots had both ejected themselves from the plane by the time Coast Guard troops arrived, according to the Coast Guard.
The plane seems to have sunk, according to the Coast Guard.
It’s “very rare” for an airplane to lose both engines “in such a short period of time,” according to Ganyard.
Boeing said it is keeping an eye on the issue and is in communication with the National Transportation Safety Board.
In a statement, Transair stated, “We’re securing the site and investigating the cause with the help of the Coast Guard, FAA, and NTSB. Our main concern right now is the treatment and rehabilitation of our coworkers.”