Mokulele Crew Who Helped Rescue Pilots from Downed Airplane Honored
HONOLULU, March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Mokulele Airlines, the FAA and the Hawaii legislature came together today to honor two pilots – Capt. Justin Constantino and First Officer Jeremy Delia – who helped rescue two pilots from a downed plane eight miles off the coast of Lāna‘i on Feb. 27. The two pilots were recognized at a special ceremony outside the Mokulele Terminal at Honolulu International Airport.
Constantino and Delia’s quick and life-saving decisions led to the rescue of a flight instructor and student pilot who had ditched their plane in the Pacific Ocean. Mokulele Airlines flight 715 had just departed Lāna‘i for Honolulu when the crew spotted the distressed aircraft going down shortly after takeoff from the Lāna‘i Airport.
Mokulele Airline pilots honored for their heroic efforts in a crash off Lanai Mokulele pilots were honored for their heroic efforts. (Source: Hawaii News Now) By HNN Staff | March 31, 2021 at 10:08 PM HST - Updated March 31 at 10:31 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two Mokulele Airline pilots were honored for their heroic efforts after they stepped into action when they saw a plane crash into waters off the Lanai airport.
The incident happened in February when a single-engine aircraft crashed about eight miles off of Lanai.
When Captain Justin Constantino and First Officer Jeremy Delia saw the plane crash into the water, the Mokulele crew circled the wreckage until it sank.
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Two Oahu pilots were apparently doing “fine” after suffering “minor injuries” in a single-engine plane crash off Lanai Saturday evening.
The crash occurred around 5:50 p.m. Saturday in waters 3 miles west of Lanai City, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the incident.
Shortly before the crash at 5:49 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard said that Joint Rescue Coordination Center watchstanders received a report from Honolulu Control Facility stating an aircraft was experiencing engine trouble and was likely going to ditch in the water. Air traffic control put out the word to other pilots to be on the lookout for the aircraft, a single-engine Diamond DA40 being rented out for flight instruction.