- Date
- November 20, 1987, 11:24 local (21:24 UTC)
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N27512Piper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 25911
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel consumption calculations - inaccurateCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
Gear extension - not attained
Analysis
The pilot estimated that the aircraft's reduced fuel quantity was adequate for the flight during his preflight inspection. As the aircraft descended for the traffic pattern near the destination airport both engines failed. After the loss of power the pilot executed a forced landing into a park with the landing gear not fully extended. The aircraft impacted the terrain and slid into a fence before coming to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27512
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 217852035
- Airframe hours
- 6,315
- Engine
- Lycoming LTIO-540, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Airtour Acquisition Corp.
- Registered owner
- Airtour Acgusition Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 3, 1987 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- KOA · Kona, HI
- Destination
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HNL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,190 total · 1,685 in this make and model · 4,046 as pilot in command · 258 in the last 90 days · 123 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HNL, 8 nm away