# Accident 20170728010149A: Beech 19A, Waipio, HI, July 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2017, 18:55 local time
- Place: Waipio, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.4272° N, 158.0847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4272&lon=-158.0847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6142N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6142N-2018-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170728010149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR17FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA170), Jul 29, 2017: Beech 19A (N6142N), Waipi'o, HI, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's controlled flight into terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly at low altitude in…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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