Emergency Landing in Kona Sends Pilot to Hospital; Investigation Ongoing

Small aircraft makes emergency landing near Kona park, pilot hospitalized

KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) -- The pilot of a Cessna aircraft has been hospitalized following a hard landing near a Kona park on Thursday, July 3. Man suffers multiple injuries, stabbed at ATM in Makiki According to Hawaii County officials, the crash happened around 7 a.m. on Kekaha Kai State Park Beach Access Road. Multiple Hawaii Fire Department units were dispatched shortly after the crash following a mayday call from the tower. Get Hawaii's …

Cessna makes emergency landing near Kona airport | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

A small single-engine Cessna plane with one pilot aboard made an emergency landing at a beach north of the Kona airport this morning.

Emergency landing in Kona sends pilot to hospital; investigation ongoing

A pilot was taken to the hospital after making an emergency landing near Mahaiula Beach on Hawaii Island Thursday morning.

Small plane makes hard landing near Kona airport

According to Hawaii’s Department of Transportation, a small passenger plane made a hard landing in the vicinity of Mahaiula Beach, near Kekaha Kai in North Kona.

Private plane crash closes Kekaha Kai State Park - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

A private pilot walked away from his aircraft with minor injuries this morning after an emergency crash landing north of Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport.

PLANE CRASH...Official Report: North of Kona Airport / Kekaha Kai State Park

7:03am, Thursday, 7/3/2025 5 HFD apparatus; 10 HFD personnel CAUSE: Engine Problems CESSNA AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED ON KEKAHA KAI STATE PARK BEACH ACCESS ROAD HFD Units were dispatched to a report of an aircraft crash landing. A mayday call came into to the tower, and shortly after that all communications were lost with the aircraft due to it losing power. The pilot attempted to land on Kekaha Kai State park road. Pilot was the single soul on board…