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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H-18 · Kailua Kona, HI · September 8, 1983

Date
September 8, 1983 · 09:34 local
Place
Kailua Kona, HI
Airport
Keahole
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PAHA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2990F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA427
Reported as
Beech H18
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,026 total2,960 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right engine failed after takeoff, pilot was unable to feather prop and airplane was ditched in ocean.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FEATHER PROP AND AIRPLANE WAS DITCHED IN OCEAN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.