19871223076509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Maunaloa, HI · December 23, 1987

Date
December 23, 1987 · 18:53 local
Place
Maunaloa, HI
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PAHA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N712AN
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA075
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
8
Pilot’s flight hours
2,987 total617 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Radar contact lost over ocean. Possible uncompensated power loss and vertigo. No night training in syllabus.

As the FAA filed it

RADAR CONTACT LOST OVER OCEAN. POSSIBLE UNCOMPENSATED POWER LOSS AND VERTIGO. NO NIGHT TRAINING IN SYLLABUS.

NTSB investigation

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