At least the water here wan't so cold:
In this Dec. 11, 2013 photo provided by pilot Josh Lang, a single-engine plane is shown in waters off the island of Molokai following a crash shortly after takeoff toward Honolulu, Hawaii. One passenger died, eight other survived, including the pilot. The pilot of the plane that crashed off Molokai said Wednesday Dec. 18, 2013, he broadcast a mayday call once he realized he wouldn't be able to sustain a glide long enough to reach land after his engine lost power. (AP Photo/Josh Lang)
The wreckage of a plane that crashed off Molokai has arrived in Honolulu.
Makani Kai Air owner Richard Schuman said Thursday that a salvage dive team was able to recover the plane's single engine.
The engine lost power soon after the plane took off from Kalaupapa last week, forcing a water landing. Hawaii Health Director Loretta Fuddy was a passenger and the only fatality of the nine people onboard.
PHOTO: In this Dec. 11, 2013 photo provided by pilot Josh Lang, a single-engine plane is shown in waters off the island of Molokai following a crash shortly after takeoff toward Honolulu, Hawaii. One passenger died, eight other survived, including the pilot. The pilot of the plane that crashed off Molokai said Wednesday Dec. 18, 2013, he broadcast a mayday call once he realized he wouldn't be able to sustain a glide long enough to reach land after his engine lost power. (AP Photo/Josh Lang)In this Dec. 11, 2013 photo provided by pilot Josh Lang, a single-engine plane is shown in waters off the island of Molokai following a crash shortly after takeoff toward Honolulu, Hawaii. One passenger died, eight other survived, including the pilot. The pilot of the plane that crashed off Molokai said Wednesday Dec. 18, 2013, he broadcast a mayday call once he realized he wouldn't be able to sustain a glide long enough to reach land after his engine lost power. (AP Photo/Josh Lang)
The wreckage and the engine arrived in Honolulu on a ship Wednesday night, Schuman said.
The NTSB initially believed the plane couldn't be recovered but it was eventually spotted off the north shore of Molokai.
The airplane was found in 70 to 75 feet of water, said NTSB spokesman Eric Weiss. Investigators reported the engine as being in "remarkably good condition," Weiss said.
The engine was hosed down with fresh water and boxed up for delivery to the manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney Canada, in Montreal, where it will be taken apart for analysis.
The rest of aircraft will be kept at a secure location on Oahu, Weiss said.
Engine, wreckage of plane that crashed off Molokai recovered, transported via ship to Honolulu (12/19/13 11:29 pm)