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According to audio captured by LiveATC.com, the pilots told the controller on duty, “Rhoades 810, we’ve lost an engine. We’re on a 220 heading”. Several minutes later, the pilot reported, “we’ve lost number one engine, we’re coming straight to the airport, we’re going to need the fire department, there’s a chance we’re going to lose the other engine, it’s running very hot… it doesn’t look good here you may want to let the coastguard know as well.” The aircraft was cleared to fly direct to the airport with a landing on any runway authorized when it became clear that the aircraft was falling. Shortly afterward, the controller could be heard telling another aircraft, “It looks like they went down in the water”.
According to the state Department of Transportation, the plane debris was found about 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) off Oahu. The plane was flying from Honolulu to Kahului. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB said in a tweet that it will send a team of seven investigators.
The plane involved in Friday’s incident is a 46-year-old Boeing 737-200, a much earlier version of the 737 than the Max, and one that U.S. airlines no longer use for passenger flights. There are fewer than 60 737-200s still flying worldwide, according to aviation-data researcher Cirium. The Boeing 737 first flew in the late 1960s and is the most popular airline plane still in production. Boeing has delivered more than 10,500 of them and has unfilled orders for about 4,000 more, almost all of those for the latest version of the plane, the 737 Max.
Over the years, about 200 737s have been destroyed in crashes and several hundred others have been involved in less serious accidents and incidents, according to the Aviation Safety Network database. “For a jet that has been in production for so long and is being used so extensively, 203 hull-loss accidents can be considered a very good safety record,” said Harro Ranter, who runs the database. He said the plane’s accident rate improved dramatically from the first models to more recent ones that preceded the Max.
Boeing said in a statement: “We are aware of the reports out of Honolulu, Hawaii and are closely monitoring the situation. We are in contact with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and are working to gather more information.”
The plane involved in Friday’s incident is a 46-year-old Boeing 737-200, a much earlier version of the 737 than the Max, and one that U.S. airlines no longer use for passenger flights. There are fewer than 60 737-200s still flying worldwide, according to aviation-data researcher Cirium. The Boeing 737 first flew in the late 1960s and is the most popular airline plane still in production. Boeing has delivered more than 10,500 of them and has unfilled orders for about 4,000 more, almost all of those for the latest version of the plane, the 737 Max.
Over the years, about 200 737s have been destroyed in crashes and several hundred others have been involved in less serious accidents and incidents, according to the Aviation Safety Network database. “For a jet that has been in production for so long and is being used so extensively, 203 hull-loss accidents can be considered a very good safety record,” said Harro Ranter, who runs the database. He said the plane’s accident rate improved dramatically from the first models to more recent ones that preceded the Max.
Boeing said in a statement: “We are aware of the reports out of Honolulu, Hawaii and are closely monitoring the situation. We are in contact with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and are working to gather more information.”
Aircraft Information:
Airline: Transair
Code: T4/RDS
Aircraft: Boeing 737-275C
Registration: N810TA
Serial Number: 21116
First Flew: July 1975
Age: 46 Years
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