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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.