19.7225° N, 155.0868° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 3, 1987 · 18:31 local
Place
Hilo, HI
Airport
General Lyman Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
HALA
Aircraft
N557AS
Reported as
Doug DC915F
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
50
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,100 total1,970 in this make and model160 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.
The number 1 engine lost power on takeoff. Aircraft returned safely. Fire extinguished on ground. Cause unknown.
As the FAA filed it
THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED SAFELY. FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON GROUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN.