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Federal investigators are seeking more information about an incident in which a United Airlines plane dropped to within about 800 feet of the ocean surface after taking off from Maui. United says the two pilots are undergoing additional training.

A United Airlines flight that departed Hawaii for San Francisco late last year came just 775 feet from colliding with the Pacific Ocean, data shows.

The plane dived over 1,400 feet several seconds after taking off from Kahului Airport in Hawaii.

Federal investigators are seeking more information about an incident in which a United Airlines plane dropped to within about 800 feet of the ocean surface after taking off from Hawaii

On Dec. 18, a United Airlines plane went from 2,200 feet to 775 feet in less than 20 seconds, according to flight data.

The incident only recently came to public attention.

(psst psst) flonase. all good. back now with the terrifying close calls recently involving u.s. airliners with the lives of hundreds of passengers on the line. the ntsb says its looking for anything these events may have in common. heres tom costello. tonight, new details of a serious close call first reported by the air current involving a united flight on december 18th in hawaii. climbing out maui headed for san francisco, the 777 suddenly went into an extreme unexplained dive, more than 7,0...

The incident of the United Airlines Boeing 777 from Hawaii coming close to crashing in the Pacific Ocean was reported by the crew members under a voluntary safety-reporting programme.

A United Airlines flight nearly dropped into the Pacific Ocean after taking off from a Maui airport in December 2022, according to flight data.

Federal investigators are seeking more information about an incident in which a United Airlines plane dropped to within about 800 feet (250 meters) of the