An incident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft occurred off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where the plane came within 400 feet of the Pacific Ocean due to weather conditions forcing pilots to change course abruptly. The incident took place during Southwest Flight 2786 on April 11, traveling from Honolulu International Airport to Lihue Airport in Kauai.
Passengers experienced a tense moment as the aircraft descended rapidly from nearly 16,000 feet to an altitude of 409 feet following an aborted landing attempt caused by poor visibility due to bad weather.
