5 killed after skydiving plane crashes in Hawaii

Port Allen Airport. — (Image credit: Twitter.com/SocialNHonolulu)

Five people were killed Monday when their plane, used for skydiving tours, crashed at an airport on Kauai.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said the plane, a single-engine Cessna 182H, crashed at 9:30 a.m. while taking off from Port Allen Airport in Hanapepe; after it crashed, the plane caught fire. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, and one man was taken to a local hospital, where he died. Kauai Fire Department officials said it's believed the pilot was accompanied by two skydiving instructors and two tandem jumpers. The crash will be investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.