On January 14, 2008, at night, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 1900C, was lost from radar over the ocean about 6.5 nautical miles south of the Lihue Airport, Lihue, Hawaii, located on the island of Kauai. The Alpine Air flight departed Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu, at 0443, as AIP253 and was destined for Lihue. After departure the pilot was instructed to climb to 10 000 feet msl. About 9 minutes later flight AIP253 was cleared to descend at pilot discretion and maintain 2 000 feet. Later, the controller advised AIP 253 that he had traffic overtaking him and that he should expect a visual approach to follow the traffic. The flight was then transferred to advisory frequency. The airplane was lost from radar about 6.5 miles south-southeast of the airport. The airline transport pilot, who was not located, is presumed to have been killed, and the airplane was destroyed.