Two Oklahoma Brothers Fatally Injured When The Plane They Were Aboard Went Down

The parents of two brothers from Oklahoma who were fatally injured when the skydiving plane they were aboard went down have filed a negligence lawsuit against the skydiving operation that owned the airplane.

The incident occurred May 23. According to the NTSB's preliminary report on the accident, the Cessna 182H, N2007X, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after departure from Port Allen (PAK), Hanapepe, Hawaii. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, D & J Air Adventures, Inc. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan filed. The local flight originated from PAK at about 0921.

Multiple witnesses reported that shortly after takeoff, about 150 feet above ground level, the airplane made a sudden right turn, descended, and impacted terrain. A post crash fire ensued.

Marshall and Philip Cabe were among those on board the airplane, and it is their parents who have filed the suit. They had recently graduated from college and their father had given them the skydiving trip as a graduation gift.

Rick Fried, the attorney in Honolulu who filed the suit said the lawsuit will "hopefully find out why the engine failed,” according to the Associated Press.

No damages were specified, and the owner of the company declined to comment.

(Image from file. Not accident aircraft)

FMI: www.ntsb.gov