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A look back at some of the worst civilian aviation disasters in Hawaii’s history

Christie Wilson
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Video by Dennis Oda and Bruce Asato
A memorial sprung up for victims of Friday's skydiving plane crash at Dillingham Airfield in Mokuleia. The death toll was the highest from a civilian air crash in 20 years.
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North Shore residents describe Friday's plane crash at Dillingham Airfield. Several were in the area at the time of the crash. All 11 on board died.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1999

A Big Island Air sightseeing flight out of Keahole crashed on Mauna Loa on Sept. 25, 1999, killing all 10 aboard. The NTSB cited as the probable cause the pilot’s decision to fly the Piper Chieftain under visual flight rules in an area of cloud-covered mountainous terrain.