- Date
- January 17, 1982, 22:45 local (Jan 18, 1982, 08:45 UTC)
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21DRConvair 440
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820117070869A
- Case key
- 71071
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After lift-off, the pilot called for the landing gear to be raised. As the plane was climbing through about 100 ft AGL, the pilot noted a loss of power in the right engine and saw a fire light. Ground witnesses heard a muffled explosion and saw smoke and fire trailing from the right engine. The right engine was feathered and the pilot attempted to return to the airport, but was unable to maintain altitude. The plane was ditched near the entrance of pearl harbor. A teardown of the right engine revealed that the top ring lands of the no. 10 and no. 14 pistons were broken and the top ring was missing from each of the pistons. Also, the rear counter- balance drive intermediate gear was worn and 11 gear teeth were missing. Additionally, the rear counterbalance drive gear was worn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21DR
- Reported as
- Convair 440
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 325
- Airframe hours
- 40,846
- Engine
- P & W R-2800, 2,400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Island Airlines Hawaii Inc.
- Registered owner
- Emissary Airways, Inc.
- Departed
- Honolulu, HI
- Destination
- Maui, HI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Honolulu Intl
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,550 total · 88 in this make and model · 2,900 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Observed at
- HNL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.