HONOLULU (AP) - Officials have identified two people killed when their single-engine plane crashed at an airport northwest of Honolulu over the weekend.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday Richard Rogers, 70, died along with William Enoka Jr., 78.
Rogers was from Haleiwa, a town near Dillingham Airfield where the plane crashed. Enoka was from Kapaa on the island of Kauai.
In a statement, Hawaii State Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi said: “Kauai is mourning the loss of Uncle Billy, who was dedicated to keeping the people of Kauai safe through his lifelong work in the Kauai Fire Department, retiring in 1994 as a Captain with the Kauai Fire Department, and as a Lieutenant Colonel with the Civil Air Patrol.”
“I worked with Uncle Billy from 1983 until he retired as a captain in the Kauai Fire Department in 1994 and thereafter in his work with the Civil Air Patrol,” Kouchi added. “He was a consummate professional and his love of flying equaled his love of mentoring our next generation of leaders.”
It is unclear what caused the Cessna 305 plane to crash. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board plan to investigate.
A skydiving plane crashed at the same airfield last year, killing all 11 people aboard.
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This story corrects the first name of Mr. Enoka to William Enoka Jr.
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