A plane crashed while on a skydiving excursion in Hawaii. All nine people aboard died

[nitpicker]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/22/us/hawaii-twin-engine-plane-crash/index.html

A plane crashed while on a skydiving excursion in Hawaii. All nine people aboard died

By Christina Maxouris and Deanna Hackney, CNN

Updated 3:28 AM ET, Sat June 22, 2019

CNN) — A small plane crashed while on a skydiving excursion in Oahu and erupted into flames, killing all nine people aboard, Hawaii authorities said. The King Air twin-engine plane went down Friday evening near Dillingham Airfield with no apparent survivors, the Hawaii Department of Transportation tweeted. It was on a skydiving excursion when it crashed, Honolulu Fire Department Chief Manuel P. Neves said.

When firefighters arrived, the plane was engulfed in flames and they worked to extinguish them. Witnesses saw the plane coming inbound before it went down onto a fence line, away from the runway, Neves said.

"This is the most tragic aircraft incident that we had. We had some helicopters with the military but this is a civilian plane that went down and with that many people on board," Neves told CNN affiliate KGMB.

The names of the passengers have not been released. Some family members were at the airfield when the plane went down, Neves said.

[TexasProgresive]

1. I can't help but wonder why this spate of small aircraft crashes?