- Date
- July 24, 1973
- Place
- Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N234JCVolpar C-45G
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730724033359A
- Case key
- 188862
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3443 73/7/24 HONOLULU,HAWAII VOLPAR C-45G CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2049 TIME - 0708 N234JC PX- 4 4 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 574 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HONOLULU,HAWAII ISLAND TOUR & RETURN LIHUE,KAUAI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- TKOF REAR AUX TNKS,NOT SVCD.FUEL SEL VALVE CONFIGN DFRNT THAN OTR ACFT FLOWN.ALL CABIN SEATS SEPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N234JC
- Reported as
- Volpar C-45G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Honolulu Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N234JC · 1
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