Local authorities on the island of Oahu said Saturday that two more victims were located at the site of last week’s King Air accident at Dillingham Airfield on the northwest corner of the island. The new victims raise the fatality count in the accident to 11. At an onsite media briefing Sunday, NTSB member Jennifer Homendy said, “This is the deadliest civil aircraft accident in the United States since 2011.”
Additional Victims Located in Oahu Skydiving Accident
Key Takeaways:
- Eleven people died when a King Air aircraft crashed on Oahu during a skydiving mission, marking it the deadliest civil aircraft accident in the U.S. since 2011.
- The NTSB is investigating the accident, focusing on maintenance, pilot records, FAA oversight, and conditions at the time of the crash, noting the aircraft was engulfed in flames.
- Investigators are critically examining repairs made to the same aircraft following a severe 2016 incident in California where it lost control during a skydiving drop, causing substantial damage to its tail, and also noted the 1967-built plane lacked a flight data recorder.
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