2 dead in powered hang glider crash near Kaena Point
LEILA FUJIMORI / LFUJIMORI@STARADVERTISER.COM Authorities on the scene of an apparent hang gliding crash near Kaena Point, Saturday, Nov. 5.
LEILA FUJIMORI / LFUJIMORI@STARADVERTISER.COM Police vehicles are seen near the area where two people died in a hang gliding crash near Kaena Point, Saturday, Nov. 5.
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Two people died Saturday in a powered hang glider crash at Kaena Point State Park on Oahu’s North Shore.
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the crash that occurred past Dillingham Airfield at about 8:15 a.m. Saturday.
The two males, one thought to be in his 50s to 60s and another believed to be in his 20s, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Denise Sanders, co-owner of Paradise Air Hang Gliding at Dillingham Airfield, said the motorized hang glider and pilot were contracted to the company. She would not identify the pilot, who apparently was the older of the two victims.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine EDGE XT-912-L, a two-seat ultralight trike, “crashed under unknown circumstances” with two persons on board.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide additional updates, according to the FAA.
Meanwhile, state conservation and resources enforcement officers from the Department of Land and Natural Resources are currently securing the site until NTSB investigators arrive, according to a DLNR spokesperson.
The Mokuleia entrance to Kaena State Park will remain closed until the NTSB releases the crash scene, the spokesperson said.
