- Date
- August 28, 1976
- Place
- Molokai, HI · MOLOKAI, HI
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 7 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N69391Cessna 402B
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760828042019A
- Case key
- 156133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4011 76/8/28 MOLOKAI,HI CESSNA 402B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1050 N69391 PX- 0 2 6 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 32, 1503 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOLOKAI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOLOKAI,HI HONOLULU,HI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ELEV CABLE P/N 5000008-8 MISROUTED OUTSIDE PULLEY GUARD PIN. CABLE WORE AND BROKE FROM CHAFFING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69391
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Molokai
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Other investigations on N69391 · 1
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