HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—Two individuals had been killed when a small aircraft headed for Hawaii crashed within the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Northern California, federal officers mentioned Sunday.
The Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter crashed round 2:15 p.m. Saturday within the water about 40 miles off the coast of Half Moon Bay, California, the Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB) mentioned in a press release.
The U.S. Coast Guard discovered the submerged aircraft “and confirmed the pilot and copilot suffered deadly accidents,” the assertion mentioned. They had been the one individuals on board, officers mentioned.
The turboprop plane was en route from Santa Rosa, in Sonoma County north of San Francisco, to Honolulu, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned.
The DHC-6-400 Twin Otter is a utility plane that seats 19 passengers, in keeping with the Viking Air web site.
Crews are working to get well the aircraft. The NTSB and the FAA Administration will examine.
Half Moon Bay is a coastal group about 20 miles south of San Francisco.
Originally posted 2023-05-21 21:45:26.