ComplexHiAv8r
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A debris field about two miles off the north coast of Maui was seen near where a missing small plane may have crashed, the Coast Guard said. However, the Coast Guard said they could not confirm the debris was from the missing Cessna 172S Skyhawk that disappeared off radar Saturday night while travelling from Maui to Molokai. The Coast Guard search for the missing plane continues today. A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi, from Honolulu, and response boat crews from Coast Guard Station Maui are searching the area. The Maui Fire Department and Maui Police Department conducted land searches without locating any signs of aircraft debris. The Cessna left Kahului Airport about 7 p.m. Saturday, heading toward Molokai. The airplane disappeared from radar and radio contact about 30 minutes later, when it was about 21⁄2 miles north off the north shore of Maui, the Coast Guard said. It's unclear how many people were aboard the small Cessna 172S Skyhawk, but the plane can hold up to four people, a Coast Guard spokesman said. The Cessna 172, is a single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft.
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