NTSB

Authorities say a small cargo plane on a training flight crashed into a vacant building shortly after taking off from Honolulu’s airport and burst into flames, killing the two people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration says Kamaka Air Flight 689 crashed into the building near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities have suspended the search for a tour helicopter pilot and one of his passengers. The helicopter was carrying the pilot and a couple from Kentucky when it crashed into the ocean off Kauaʻi last week.

The helicopter was part of Aliʻi Kauai Air Tours and Charters. One person’s body was recovered Thursday, but crews continue to search for two people.

Authorities say two people were killed when a small plane headed for Hawaiʻi crashed in the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Northern California.

The airline says the two pilots of the December flight from Maui made a safety report after landing in San Francisco and are currently receiving additional training.

The National Transportation Safety Board report says the witness — a small plane pilot — reported seeing the Hawaii Life Flight plane on Dec. 15 make a spiraling descent before hitting the water in the Maui Channel.

The company that operates a medical transport plane says it has gone missing in Hawaiʻi. The fixed-wing aircraft with three people on board went off radar just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday night between Maui and the Big Island.

The National Transportation Safety Board is releasing various documents related to a Hawaiʻi helicopter crash that injured all six people on board the sightseeing tour in June. The pilot says the engine had been swapped out but three earlier flights that day were normal.

A preliminary report on the helicopter crash that injured six people on the Big Island this month found that the aircraft experienced a “violent upset” before spinning uncontrollably and landing in a lava field.

State Sen. Chris Lee, chair of the Transportation Committee, says that while previous regulatory attempts have fallen short or run afoul of federal law, he believes the bill before Gov. David Ige will help protect the public.