Investigation of skydive tragedy continues

Rahi Hohua (right) and Joseph King were killed in a weekend skydiving accident.

Authorities are continuing their investigations into a fiery skydiving plane crash in Australia which claimed the life of five people, including former New Zealand couple Joseph King and Rahi Hohua.

The couple, who lived in Logan, Queensland were on a skydiving trip on Saturday when the plane crashed in flames at Caboolture airfield, 50km north of Brisbane.

Three investigations have been launched by authorities into the crash, including the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Queensland Police and the Australian Parachute Federation (APF).

Both the ATSB and the APF said their investigations were ongoing.

Details were not going to be made available until the investigation had been completed, the organisations said.

APF operations manager Shane Pieschel said the organisation involved in the fatal aircraft crash, trading as Adrenalin Skydivers Bribie Island, had not had any restrictions placed on its operations because it was unsure whether it would ever fly again.

Mr King's uncle, Maurice King, told APNZ earlier this week he had hosted a family memorial and church service at his Manurewa home. He flew to Australia on Monday night, where he was planning to meet other family members as well as investigators.

Others killed in the crash included experienced instructors Glenn Norman and Jurag Glesk.