- Date
- December 11, 1985, 13:43 local (23:43 UTC)
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6347GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851211076439A
- Case key
- 25035
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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
The plt reported that 5 mins after takeoff the eng reduced to idle pwr, & attempts to restore full pwr were unsuccessful. The plt did state that brief periods of pwr obtained by using the hand primer. The acft was unable to maintain alt & was ditched about 25 yds from shore. The acft was recovered, & later examined by FAA inspectors. The #3 cylinder intake manifold was found attached to the cylinder with a castlated nut & cotter pin, however, it was free to move about 1/8TH of an inch away from the cylinder with minor hand pressure. No other malfunctions or failures were reported by the FAA inspectors.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6347G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071847
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Valentine K. Mahuka
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1985
- Departed
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Destination
- MKK · Molokai, HI
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HNL, 5 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.