‘They Went Down’: How Boeing 737 Pilots Survived Hawaii Ditching
- Coast Guard, Honolulu crews pull off nighttime ocean rescue
- Aviators both injured, one critically, local news outlets say
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The trouble started minutes after a Boeing Co. 737 freighter lifted off from Honolulu for a nighttime cargo run to the nearby island of Maui.
As the 46-year-old jet climbed at the start of the planned 24-minute trip Friday, one of its engines cut out. The relatively routine failure turned tense as Transair Flight 810 began to lose altitude while its flight crew attempted to return for a landing, according to a recording of air-traffic radio calls posted by LiveATC.net.