Oahu Island
The nose gear on a Northwest Orient Airlines DC-6B collapsed as the plane came in for a landing after a flight from Seattle and Portland. The plane skidded on its nose for 150 yards down a wet runway. There were no injuries.
The first fatal crash involving a commercial airliner, Canadian Pacific Airlines jet-prop Britannia, on Hawaiian soil. Ten minutes after takeoff the plane turned back because of an engine failure. The plane missed the runway and crashed. Twenty-seven of the 40 on board were killed.
A British Overseas Airways Corp. 707 aborted its takeoff after an engine caught fire while the plane was speeding down the runway for takeoff. The fire was put out by airport crash fire crews. Passengers were evacuated down emergency exit chutes. Six persons were injured.
A United Airlines DC-8 inbound from Los Angeles skidded 700 feet off a rain slicked runway, stopping 18 yards from a drainage canal. There were no injuries.
An Aloha Airlines turbo-prop viscount, backing away from the gate on a flight to Molokai, crashed into a parked Hawaiian Airlines DC-9 after losing its hydraulic system. No one was seriously injured.
A China Airlines 747 bound for Tokyo had an explosion and fire in its number three engine shortly after takeoff. The plane returned to Honolulu and landed safely. There were no injuries.
A Continental Airlines DC-10 bound for Seattle blew two main gear tires on the left main gear while the plane was about halfway into the takeoff roll. The pilot aborted the takeoff. There were no injuries.
A Philippine Airlines DC-10's takeoff for Manila was aborted when one of two tires on the right wing gear blew on the takeoff. Four additional tires deflated because of the braking action. There were no injuries.
An Air Cargo Enterprise DC-4 cargo plane made an emergency landing on the Reef Runway after losing an engine shortly after takeoff. A propeller blade from the left wing's outer engine detached, causing severe vibrations that led to the engine failure. No injuries were reported.
An Air New Zealand DC-8 blew a tire during takeoff, damaging the plane's wing. There were no injuries.
A Hong Kong bound Braniff Airways 747 aborted its takeoff when its right outboard engine lost power. Safety valves in the plane's brakes collapsed 11 of the planes 18 tires as it stopped. There were no injuries.
A United Airlines 747 was forced to abort its landing when a small plane mistakenly landed on the runway where the 747 was about to come down. The pilot pulled the plane up and circled out to sea for another approach and landed safely.
A fire in the left engine forced a Kauai-bound Hawaiian Airlines DC-9 to abort its takeoff. The fire was extinguished by airport crash fire crews. Passengers were evacuated down emergency exit slides; three persons were injured.
A United Airlines DC-10 aborted its takeoff from the Reef Runway after two tires of the main landing gear blew out. There were no injuries.
A bomb exploded aboard a Pan American 747 en route from Japan to Honolulu. The plane was 140 miles from Honolulu when the explosion occurred. The plane landed safely in Honolulu. One person was killed and 15 were injured by the explosion.
A World Airlines DC-10 aborted its flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles when its tail engine caught fire. The plane turned back about 20 minutes after takeoff. The fire was extinguished upon landing by airport crash fire crews. There were no injuries.
Smoke in the cabin from a ruptured hydraulic line caused passengers aboard a Hawaiian Airlines DC 9-80 to be evacuated down emergency chutes after landing. Two were injured.
A military C-141 transport aborted its takeoff after two tires in the right main landing gear blew. The incident closed the Reef Runway for three hours. There were no injuries.
A Pacific Air Express twin-engine Beechcraft bound for Kauai ditched in the lagoon off Honolulu Airport after its right engine failed. The pilot was rescued by a nearby boat. No one else was aboard the plane.
A United Airlines 747 aborted its takeoff when a tire housing exploded and made a hole in the fuel tank. Passengers were evacuated down the emergency chutes; 31 were injured. The Reef Runway was closed for nearly three hours.
A Hawaiian Airlines DC9-80 made an emergency landing at HNL after one of its two engines fell apart with debris failing to the ground. None of the 117 passengers aboard were injured. No one on the ground was injured from failing debris.
A United Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Honolulu after a section of the Boeing 747 fuselage tore off in mid-flight. The plane landed safely at HNL. Nine people were swept from the plane. One attendant and 20 of the 336 passengers were injured.
A Hawaiian Airlines DC-9 ladder compartment’s exterior door “popped” off as the plane took off from Honolulu Airport. The pilot turned the craft around and landed it without any further incident or injuries.
A Cessna 310 disappeared while on a flight from Honolulu to Kahului. The pilot and four passengers were reported missing. The aircraft was never found.
A United Airlines 747 lost a wing panel during a flight to San Francisco. The plane returned safely to Honolulu. There were no injuries to anyone on board.
A single-engine Cherokee 140 plane crashed into a building shortly after taking off from Honolulu International. The pilot and one passenger were killed.
A Hawaiian Airlines DC-9-51 reported fire from its right engine and aborted takeoff. Passengers were disembarked via stairs. Emergency chutes did not deploy. There were no injuries.
Delta Airlines L-1011 Flight 219, experienced an electrical fire forward of the flight engineer’s station while en route from SFO to HNL. There were no injuries.
An Evergreen International Airlines Boeing 747-200F experienced smoke in the cockpit en route to HNL from Pago Pago. There were no injuries.
An American Trans Air L1011 experienced an uncontained engine failure at 9,000 feet, damaging the left main wheel area and disabling the "C" hydraulic system. The aircraft safely returned to Honolulu without further incident or injuries.
An Air Canada Airbus A340-300 experienced landing gear tire failure during takeoff, causing damage to the door retraction arms and fuselage. Unable to retract the landing gear, the crew returned to Honolulu and executed a safe overweight landing. No injuries were reported.
Single engine plane crashes in water on route to Honolulu International Airport.
Military Helicopter crashes at Wheeler Army Airfield during flight test and kills both soldiers.
Two Pilots overshoot airport by 50 miles due to falling asleep. The plane carrying 40 passengers eventually turn around and make a safe return.
Hawaiian Airlines plane from Portland was diverted back after a hour and a half into the flight. A suspicious passenger made threatening remarks and two F-15s had to then escort the flight as a precaution.
A single engine Piper Cherokee crashed into the mountain side by Lanipo Trail on east Honolulu. The pilot and one passenger were killed.
CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter crashes into Kaneohe Bay during training killing 1 and injuring 3.
Blue Hawaiian Helicopter pilot to blame for fatal crash killing 5; due to limited visibility and heavy rain.
A single turboprop engine Cessna Grand Caravan crashed into the ocean 1/2 mile off Molokai’s north shore. There were a total of eight passengers and pilot on board, with all surviving, except one female fatality.
A 15 year old boy stows away and survives in a Hawaiian airlines plane from California to Hawaii. He positioned himself inside the small crevice of the wheel well of the plane. Experts say they are astounded he survived. No criminal charges were filed.
A “Robinson R44” helicopter made a hard landing at HNL Taxilane 2, due to high winds. There were no injuries to the pilot and two passengers.
Two marines were killed and twenty were injured when an MW-22 Osprey crashed during pre-deployment training. Crash was caused by pilot performance and improper survey of the landing zone.
12 feared dead after two Sikorsky CH-52E Super Stallion helicopters collided with each other off the coast of Haleiwa. No survivors were found.
Hawaiian airlines makes emergency landing after e-cigarette burns two bags in cargo bay.
A single-engine Beechcraft Sundowner crashes 100 yards offshore Makaha Beach, Kauai. Good Samaritans and lifeguards see the plane go down and rescue the two passengers.
1969 Beech 19A crashes in the mountains of Oahu and kills 4. Coast guard helicopter finds wreckage morning after.
UH-60 Black Hawk crashes off the coast of Kaena Point. Two pilots and three crew member went down with the chopper and were not found.
United Flight 1175, traveling from San Francisco to Honolulu, experienced a midair incident when a fan blade separated, causing the failure of the right engine’s inlet and fan cowls. The affected engine was a Pratt & Whitney PW4077.
An Airbus A330-200 experienced a hydraulic issue while cruising at FL390 over the Pacific Ocean. As a precaution, the aircraft returned to Haneda Airport, where it executed a successful emergency landing. No injuries were reported.
A Mooney M20J aircraft forced landed damaging the aircraft. Upon inspection, it was found that the fuel tank contained some water. No one was injured.
An air tour helicopter broke apart mid-flight, leading to the deaths of the pilot and two passengers. Investigators found that the person who authorized the flight lacked the necessary qualifications to do so.
A Beech King Air 65-A90 aircraft, crashed shortly after departing from Dillingham Airfield in Mokuleia, Hawaii. Tragically, the pilot and all ten passengers lost their lives, and the aircraft was completely destroyed in the impact.
A single-engine Cessna 305A crashed at a general aviation airport on Oahu’s north shore after taking off from Dillingham Airfield. The aircraft came to rest upside down, resulting in the deaths of both occupants. The cause of the crash remains unknown.
A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717-200 operating flight HA-216 from Honolulu to Kahului encountered an issue with its BR715 engine shortly after takeoff. The crew halted the climb at 3,000 feet and issued a PAN PAN distress call. The aircraft safely returned to Honolulu.
A Transair Boeing 737-200 cargo aircraft crashed two miles away from Kalaeloa Airport on to the Oceans of West Oahu. The two pilots reported the plane had engine troubles just after the takeoff. One of the pilots was in critical conditions while the other was in serious condition. Both lived to tell the tale
Hawaiian Airlines flight 43, an Airbus A321neo, experienced a tailstrike while landing on runway 04R at Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Hawaii.
A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 encountered severe turbulence after the crew observed a vertical cloud formation. The turbulence led to injuries among passengers and crew, but the aircraft landed safely at its destination.
A runway incursion at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport involved United Airlines flight UAL384 crossing runway 4L after landing on 4R, while Kamaka Air flight KMK145 was landing. The two aircraft came within 1,173 feet of each other, but no injuries or damage occurred.
A small Cessna plane nose crashed at Kalaeloa Airport. The 75 years old pilot left unharmed but there was no clear report as to why it crashed.
A Kamaka Air Cessna 208 Caravan crashed into a vacant state-owned building near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport during a training flight. Tragically, both individuals on board lost their lives.
A small Piper Cherokee crashed near Royal Kunia Country Club, prompting a response from the Honolulu Fire Department. The aircraft was not on fire, and both occupants exited safely. One person declined treatment, while the other was transported in stable condition.