- Date
- June 29, 1983, 02:10 local (12:10 UTC)
- Place
- Kahului, HI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N300JTDouglas DC-4-C55B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830629027349A
- Case key
- 23469
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, a descent was begun from 8000 to 7000 ft MSL at 0151 HST. At 0155 HST, the aircrew was cleared for a visual apch from 7000 ft MSL & a rapid descent was started with 20 deg of flaps & aprx 25 inches map (manifold pressure). The acft was maneuvered to intercept the ILS localizer & glide slope as a reference. After intercepting the glide slope at about 3000 ft, the pilot-in-command (PIC) called for 2250 RPM & gear extension. While descending thru aprx 2000 ft, he noticed the acft slowing down & descending below the glide slope, so he called for a power increase to 27 inches map. At about that time, the aircrew noted that the engs were not responding & had lost power. Subsequently, a forced landing was made in a sugar cane field with the gear in a transient position. The fuel selectors were found positioned to fuel tanks containing fuel, but the positioning during the descent was not verified. The temp &dew point were 72 & 65 deg. This would have been barely within the envelope for carb ice on icing probability charts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N300JT
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-4-C55B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36072
- Airframe hours
- 55,517
- Engine
- P&W R2000, 1,450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Pacific Air Express
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 3, 1983 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- ITO · Hilo, HI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OGG · Kahului
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,200 total · 375 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OGG, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.