19881111050399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12D · Kawaihae, HI · November 11, 1988

Date
November 11, 1988 · 14:15 local
Place
Kawaihae, HI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5496V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA046
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental A658F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
760 total82 in this make and model70 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.

Shut engine down to glide aircraft. No starter. Too low for dive start. Landed in a open field and struck a tree.

As the FAA filed it

SHUT ENGINE DOWN TO GLIDE AIRCRAFT. NO STARTER. TOO LOW FOR DIVE START. LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD AND STRUCK A TREE.

NTSB investigation

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