OAK71DJA03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Honokaa, HI · September 1, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1970
Place
Honokaa, HI · HONOKAA, HI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2763FCessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182195

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3419   70/9/1    HONOKAA,HAWAII      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 935
        TIME - 1245                    N2763F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 525 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOKAA SUGAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAHULUI,MAUI                KAMUELA,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ALTERNATOR DRIVE PULLEY LOOSE.GRINDING AGAINST FIRE WALL CAUSED LOUD NOISES,GENERATED HEAT ODOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N2763F
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Honokaa Sugar

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