An Osprey aircraft was involved in a “mishap” Sunday at Bellows Air Force Station on Oahu, killing one and sending 21 others to a hospital.
The accident occurred when an MV-22 Osprey from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit “experienced a hard-landing mishap” while training, the U.S. Marine Corps said in a statement.
The aircraft was carrying 22 Marines when the crash happened. The other 21 Marines were transported to a local hospital, the Marine Corps said. The extent of their injuries was not known.
Honolulu firefighters responded to a call of a downed aircraft near Bellows Air Force Base in Waimanalo, Oahu, after 11 a.m. the Associated Press reported.
A city bus was used to transport victims, according to KHON-TV.
Bellows Air Force Station is used by the U.S. military primarily for training Marines.
“The Marines were conducting routine sustainment training at the time,” the Marine Corps. statement said. “The 15th MEU departed San Diego May 10 on a seven-month deployment to the Pacific Command and Central Command areas of operation.”
The Marine Corps Base Hawaii had alerted residents on Friday to increased noise in the area due to “amphibious operations and air training” at Bellows.
One U.S. Marine Killed, 21 Others Hospitalized After "Hard Landing" In Hawaii
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