Nine people have been killed in after a small aeroplane used in a sky dive operation crashed in Hawaii.
There were no survivors after the twin engine King Air plane crashed on Friday night near Dillingham Airfield, on Oahu's North Shore.
Honolulu Fire Chief Manuel it was "the most tragic aircraft incident" he had seen during his 40 years as a firefighter.
"Upon arrival, we saw the plane fully engulfed in fire," Mr Neves told reporters on the scene: "The first crews on scene extinguished the fire."
Mr Neves said the crashed occurred near the perimeter fencing of the small airport. "They're quite a ways away from the runway," he added.
The plane was used in a sky dive operation and Mr Neves said some family members of those on board waited at the airport for the plane to return.
The debris field was relatively small, about 50 feet by 50 feet (15 meters), he said.
"In my 40 years as a firefighter here in Hawaii, this is the most tragic aircraft incident what we've had," he told reporters at the scene, about an hour's drive north of Honolulu.
Crews with Honolulu Emergency Services said it assisted with death pronouncements of the nine after receiving the call at 6:26pm local time, agency spokeswoman Shayne Enright said.
Names, ages and genders of the deceased have not been released.
Ms Neves said many details are still not known about the flight. But he says witnesses have said the plane was inbound to the airport when the crash occurred but that has not been confirmed.
Officials initially reported that only six people had been on board.
