Hawaii
American Airlines plane avoids crashing into Hawaii mountain range
American Airlines Flight 298 nearly slammed into the Koolau mountain range in Hawaii — but escaped tragedy when it was ordered to rapidly gain altitude.
An American Airlines flight nearly crashed into a mountain range in Hawaii — but escaped tragedy when it was ordered to rapidly gain altitude, officials said Friday.
Los Angeles-bound Flight 298 had just taken off from Honolulu at 12:30 a.m. Wednesda... [1207 chars]