U.S. agency opens probe into United flight that lost altitude near Hawaii

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday it would investigate a Dec. 18 incident in which United Airlines Flight 777, a Boeing 777 jet, lost altitude before recovering shortly after departing Kahului, Hawaii.

The Air Current first reported the incident involving the San Francisco-bound plane, saying it dropped sharply to within around 800 feet of the Pacific Ocean before recovering.

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