What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/28/2017 at 1837 HST, a Beechcraft BE-19-A, registration number N6142N, serial number MB-413, departed VFR from hnl on the red hill departure procedure for a local flight on the island of oahu. Upon departing the hnl class b airspace at 1842 HST, hcf radar service was terminated. Last radar contact was at 1852 an indicated the aircraft was in a climbing left turn.
An ELT signal was picked up by wheeler
Army ATC at 1855. Wheeler notified hcf and the coast guard was then notified by wheeler and hcf.
The coast guard search and rescue did not begin search operations until 07/29/2017 and located the wreckage at 1530 HST. Confirmed 4 fatal.
Radar shows the aircraft in a climb from 1200' 2000'. Last radar echo was at 2000' at or around the crash site. The aircraft was in a circling climb before the last radar echo. Pictures of the accident site are consistent with the radar playback and show the nose of the aircraft impacted the upslope of the mountain.
No mechanical write ups, repairs or discrepancies were noted in engine or airframe logbook.
Aircraft owner ^jahn mueller^ stated he had fueled N6142N prior to its flight on 07/28/17. He added 8 gallons of fuel to the aircraft. The fuel level was between the tabs and the slot on each side. From this ^Mr. Mueller^ estimated the aircraft had 17 gallons a side. ^Mr. Mueller^ provided a credit card receipt to kmb to show the 8 gallons was added on 07/28/17. Prior to the flight on 07/25/17, $192 of fuel was added ( $192 / $6 a gallon = 32 gallons) for a 1.1 hour flight.
Aircraft wreckage remains at the site.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/28/2017 AT 1837 HST, A BEECHCRAFT BE-19-A, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6142N, SERIAL NUMBER MB-413, DEPARTED VFR FROM HNL ON THE RED HILL DEPARTURE PROCEDURE FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU. UPON DEPARTING THE HNL CLASS B AIRSPACE AT 1842 HST, HCF RADAR SERVICE WAS TERMINATED. LAST RADAR CONTACT WAS AT 1852 AN INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN.
AN ELT SIGNAL WAS PICKED UP BY WHEELER
ARMY ATC AT 1855. WHEELER NOTIFIED HCF AND THE COAST GUARD WAS THEN NOTIFIED BY WHEELER AND HCF.
THE COAST GUARD SEARCH AND RESCUE DID NOT BEGIN SEARCH OPERATIONS UNTIL 07/29/2017 AND LOCATED THE WRECKAGE AT 1530 HST. CONFIRMED 4 FATAL.
RADAR SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A CLIMB FROM 1200' 2000'. LAST RADAR ECHO WAS AT 2000' AT OR AROUND THE CRASH SITE.THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A CIRCLING CLIMB BEFORE THE LAST RADAR ECHO. PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT SITE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE RADAR PLAYBACK AND SHOW THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE UPSLOPE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
NO MECHANICAL WRITE UPS, REPAIRS OR DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED IN ENGINE OR AIRFRAME LOGBOOK.
AIRCRAFT OWNER ^JAHN MUELLER^ STATED HE HAD FUELED N6142N PRIOR TO ITS FLIGHT ON 07/28/17. HE ADDED 8 GALLONS OF FUEL TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FUEL LEVEL WAS BETWEEN THE TABS AND THE SLOT ON EACH SIDE. FROM THIS ^MR. MUELLER^ ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD 17 GALLONS A SIDE. ^MR. MUELLER^ PROVIDED A CREDIT CARD RECEIPT TO KMB TO SHOW THE 8 GALLONS WAS ADDED ON 07/28/17. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT ON 07/25/17, $192 OF FUEL WAS ADDED ( $192 / $6 A GALLON = 32 GALLONS) FOR A 1.1 HOUR FLIGHT.
AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE REMAINS AT THE SITE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.