07-02-2021, 08:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-02-2021, 08:14 PM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
A Transair cargo night flight crashed last night in the ocean off Honolulu. The plane was on route to Maui.
Both pilots were recused, injured but alive.
I wanted to add a heads up about the cargo - - I'm having trouble getting details this morning but Transair did have the US Postal Service contract a few years ago. Not sure if they still have for 2021. The plane was headed to Maui, I've been unable to determine if that flight was also supposed to continue to Hilo. I'll post more if I can find out.
So - - I don't know for certain that the plane carried mail, or that it was headed to Hilo, but if you are expecting any time sensitive letters or parcels you might want to watch the news or check your tracking numbers. Give it a few days, hopefully it's not a problem.
Hopefully the pilots are released from the hospital soon in good health. Taking off in a heavily weighted down cargo plane with a full load of fuel, one engine quits, the other engine failing over the black Pacific Ocean at night, then landing on water so they could exit the plane is nothing short of miraculous. Those guys are some phenomenal pilots.
Both pilots were recused, injured but alive.
I wanted to add a heads up about the cargo - - I'm having trouble getting details this morning but Transair did have the US Postal Service contract a few years ago. Not sure if they still have for 2021. The plane was headed to Maui, I've been unable to determine if that flight was also supposed to continue to Hilo. I'll post more if I can find out.
So - - I don't know for certain that the plane carried mail, or that it was headed to Hilo, but if you are expecting any time sensitive letters or parcels you might want to watch the news or check your tracking numbers. Give it a few days, hopefully it's not a problem.
Hopefully the pilots are released from the hospital soon in good health. Taking off in a heavily weighted down cargo plane with a full load of fuel, one engine quits, the other engine failing over the black Pacific Ocean at night, then landing on water so they could exit the plane is nothing short of miraculous. Those guys are some phenomenal pilots.