LAX80DJA21

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T188C · Hawaiian Islands, HI · July 22, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 22, 1980
Place
Hawaiian Islands, HI · HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, HI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3887JCessna T188C
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800722030589A
Case key
129411

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1842  80/7/22  NR.HAWAIIAN ISLANDS   CESSNA T188C        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2132                    N3887J              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     48, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLETA,CA                   HONOLULU,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT TRANSMITTED FULL LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE & TEMP READINGS BFR ENG FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3887J
Reported as
Cessna T188C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.