- Date
- July 17, 1984, 06:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21SBeech H18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840717059309A
- Case key
- 24345
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff at about 50 ft AGL & 4,000 ft down rwy 4R, the right eng lost power. According to the plt, his airspeed was 105 mph & the right eng 'popped' before it lost power. He also stated that power on the left eng deteriorated after the the right prop was feathered. The acft went into a right bank & the plt maintained control of the acft until impact with the water. Examination of the right eng revealed that the right magneto, American bosch SB9RU-3, ser #B88470, was not timed correctly. Disassembly of the magneto revealed that all except 11 distributor gear teeth were stripped off. At the time of the power loss of the right eng, about 5,000 ft of rwy was remaining.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21S
- Reported as
- Beech H18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA690
- Airframe hours
- 10,511
- Engine
- P&W R985AN143, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Pacific Air Express, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 5, 1984 · 14 hours before
- Destination
- LIH · Lihue, HI
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- Honolulu Intl, runway 4R, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 51
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,772 total · 99 in this make and model · 3,091 as pilot in command · 94 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HNL, 1 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.