- Date
- August 14, 1976
- Place
- Kahului, HI · KAHULUI, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1587UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2199 76/8/14 KAHULUI,HI CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1735 TIME - 0956 N1587U PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HI. KAHULUI,HI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- THROTTLE CABLE ASSY BOWED. RUBBED INSULATION OFF WIRING,CAUSED SHORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1587U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kahului
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