- Date
- July 22, 1985, 07:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kahului, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6740TCessna 310D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850722075219A
- Case key
- 24790
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On July 22, 1985, a Cessna 3100, N6740T experienced a loss of engine power while on final approach to the Kahului arpt in maui, Hawaii. The ac sustained substantial damage and the plt received minor injuries. The ac has a fuel capacity of 90 gal useable. The owner estimated 22 gallons of fuel was used per hour. The ac was refueled on June 21, 1985. From June 21 to July 22, the ac flew a total of 3.4 hrs or about 78 gallons which left approx 15.2 gallons of fuel remaining. Between these dates the ac had engine problems and had used fuel for an aborted takeoff and three subsequent engine ground run-ups. He hobbs meter reading at the end of maintenance was 116.6 hrs and the meter reading at the time of the accident was 118.5 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6740T
- Reported as
- Cessna 310D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 39040
- Airframe hours
- 4,200
- Engine
- Continental I0-470-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George D. Fairhurst
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 11, 1984 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Destination
- OGG · Maui, HI
- Airport
- OGG · Kahului, runway 5, 5,000 × 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,420 total · 54 in this make and model · 1,369 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HNL, 89 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.
Other investigations on N6740T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.