Boeing 737-200 cargo airplane with two people on board made an emergency night-time landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Honolulu,
A decades old Boeing 737-200 cargo airplane with two people on board made an emergency night-time landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, early on Friday, the US Federation Aviation Administration said. The FAA said the US coast guard rescued both crew members citing preliminary information. "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 FAA stated. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. TransAir flight 810 departed Honolulu at 1:33 AM local time Bound for Maui's Kahului Airport but quickly turned back to Honolulu.