Names Of 7 Oahu Plane Crash Victims Released

Eleven people total died in the Dillingham Airfield incident Friday.

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The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday released the identities of seven of the 11 victims involved in the airplane crash that occurred at Dillingham Airfield June 21.

They are as follows:

  • Joshua Drablos, 27, U.S. military member stationed in Hawai‘i, Virginia resident
  • Nikolas Glebov, 28, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Daniel Herndon, 35, Hawai‘i resident
  • Michael Martin, 32, Hawai‘i resident
  • Jordan Tehero, 23, Hawai‘i resident
  • Ashley Weikel, 26, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Bryan Weikel, 27, Colorado Springs, Colorado

The identities of the remaining four victims will be released once they have been confirmed by Medical Examiner Dr. Christopher Happy and his staff, according to a city press release.

There were 10 men and one woman among the victims.

“The investigation into the cause of the crash is being spearheaded by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration,” according to the press release. “All questions about the crash should be directed to representatives of those federal agencies.”

The wreckage from the crash of a Beechcraft King Air plane carrying skydivers. Courtesy of KITV

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