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Hawaiian Air No injuries were reported after Hawaiian Airlines Flight 481 slid off the runway while landing in heavy rain in Papeete, Tahiti, at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, according to the airline.
flight skids off
Tahiti runway
All aboard unhurt
Star-Bulletin staff
The plane's nose gear was resting in the water when the aircraft came to a stop.
The 139 passengers were evacuated from the plane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 that is leased by the airline.
Fifteen crew members also were on board.
The plane, manufactured in 1979, had been through a scheduled maintenance check on Nov. 29.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were notified.of the incident.
