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Whether weather was a factor or not, the FAA says the incident is still under investigation. The Air Current reports the nose dive was on the same day that 25 people were injured on a Hawaiian Airlines flight to Honolulu in the vicinity of Maui, and the National Weather Service says the day had heavy rainfalls that produced flash flood warnings. And neither United nor the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are really saying much now, either. But then, in the span of just seconds, the airliner made a nose dive at 8,600 feet per minute, losing 1,425 feet and coming within 775 feet of sea level before the plane recovered, regained its climb, and had no other issues on route to an early arrival in San Francisco.Ībout 10 minutes following the nose dive, Williams says someone from the cockpit told passengers that everything was going to be okay.īut they didn’t say what happened. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĭata shows that over a minute into the takeoff from Kahului Airport in Hawaii, the Boeing 777 reached 2,200 feet above sea level. Everybody knew that something was out of the ordinary, or at least that this was not normal.” “It was at that point there were a number of screams on the plane. “It felt like you were climbing to the top of a roller coaster,” passenger Rod Williams II told CNN. While no injuries were reported, CNN says that passengers knew something was amiss during the plunge, which would have spelled certain catastrophe if it lasted even seconds longer.

Using data from FlightRadar 24, The Air Current was the first to report on the horrifying United Airlines Boeing 777 dive weeks later. The Boeing 777 came within just 775 feet of sea level before pilots were able to correct the dive, avoid plunging into the ocean, and restart the climb. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.Ībout a minute after taking off from Maui, Hawaii on December 18, 2022, United Airlines flight 1722 lost 1,425 feet of altitude.

Passengers on board told CNN it felt like a roller coaster and that there were screams on the plane.

A United Airlines Boeing 777 plane taking off from Hawaii last December came within 775 feet of hitting the ocean less than two minutes after takeoff.

The National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the cause of the crash, according to the USCG. First responders from South Whidbey Fire, the Island County Sheriff’s Office and the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office were also on scene, the USCG release said. The Coast Guard dispatched rescue helicopters, boats and aircraft to conduct its search. USCG Pacific Northwest tweeted Sunday night that the plane was bound for Renton, Washington, despite earlier reports it was headed to Seattle Tacoma International Airport. Mutiny Bay is just west of Whidbey Island and about an hour north of Seattle.

“The hearts of all the first responders go out to those who lost a family member, a loved one, or a friend in the crash.”

Daniel Broadhurst, incident management branch chief for the 13th Coast Guard District, said in the release. “It is always difficult when it comes time to make a decision to stop searching,” Capt. Initial reports said nine people were on board. The body of one person has been recovered, the release said.