- Date
- April 28, 1982, 21:34 local (Apr 29, 1982, 07:34 UTC)
- Place
- Hakalau, HI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6911Beech E18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820428012749A
- Case key
- 70939
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft departed hilo on the last leg of a 3 flight. A few minutes after takeoff, the pilot called the tower to askfor return and indicated he had a difficulty. No further transmission was made. Witnesses heard intermittent engine sputtering and then the whine of a high speed dive. The aircraft impacted in a sugar cane field at a steep angle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6911
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-445
- Airframe hours
- 14,216
- Engine
- P & W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Island Airlines Hawaii, Ltd.
- Registered owner
- First Venture Corp.
- Departed
- ITO · Hilo, HI
- Destination
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 775 in this make and model · 3,700 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.