2 injured in single-engine plane crash in Kauai

The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Lihue Airport on Kauai Island in Hawaii


By Audrey McAvoy 
Associated Press

HONOLULU — Two people were injured when a single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Lihue Airport on Kauai Island in Hawaii, authorities said Thursday.

There were two people on board the plane. The injured were taken to Wilcox Medical Center in stable but serious condition, the Kauai Fire Department said.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a plane crash in Lihue, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a plane crash in Lihue, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (Courtesy/Hawaii Department of Transportation via AP)

The Beechcraft BE77 crashed around noon, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The state Department of Transportation said the plane went down about 75 to 100 feet (22-30 meters) off Lihue Airport property.

The crash didn't affect commercial flights.

Firefighters, police officers and paramedics responded to the crash.

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