WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - A Boeing Co 737 cargo aircraft with two people on board made an emergency landing in the ocean off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, early on Friday (July 2), the United States aviation safety regulator said.

       “The pilots had reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the aircraft in the water,” the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

       “According to preliminary information, the US Coast Guard rescued both crew members.”

       The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

       Transair Flight 810 departed Honolulu at 1.33am local time bound for Maui’s Kahului airport but quickly turned back toward Honolulu, according to aviation data from FlightAware.com.

       Boeing said it was “aware of the reports out of Honolulu, Hawaii and are closely monitoring the situation. We are in contact with the US National Transportation Safety Board and are working to gather more information.”

       The airplane was built by Boeing in 1975, according to FAA records. The plane was first delivered to Pacific Western Airlines and joined Transair’s fleet in 2014, according to Flightradar24.com.

       Rhoades Aviation Inc does business as Transair, which is one of Hawaii’s largest air cargo carriers and has been in business since 1982. It has a fleet of five Boeing 737 planes that fly daily to all major Hawaiian island destinations, according to its website.

       Boeing’s 737 Max was cleared to fly by regulators late last year after a 20-month grounding following two accidents that killed hundreds of people.

       The 737 in Friday’s incident was of an older generation than the Max.

       A 737-200 cargo aircraft operated for Transair by Rhoades Aviation made an emergency landing in the water near Honolulu after reportedly suffering engine trouble. The FAA reports that both crew members have been rescued. ADS-B data is available at https://t.co/lsdJ4WlkHy pic.twitter.com/8D71tEQ3wy

       — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) July 2, 2021

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