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Beechcraft E18S N6911

29 April 1982 · Hakalau, Hawaii, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 29 April 1982 at about 07:34 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N6911, operated by Island Airlines Hawaii, Ltd., was involved in an accident near Hakalau, Hawaii, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 07:34
Classification
Accident
Location
Hakalau, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.3493, -157.8792
Aircraft
Beechcraft E18S
Registration
N6911
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Island Airlines Hawaii, Ltd.
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hilo → Honolulu
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
DEN82FA074

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HILO ON THE LAST LEG OF A 3 FLIGHT. A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT CALLED THE TOWER TO ASKFOR RETURN AND INDICATED HE HAD A DIFFICULTY. NO FURTHER TRANSMISSION WAS MADE. WITNESSES HEARD INTERMITTENT ENGINE SPUTTERING AND THEN THE WHINE OF A HIGH SPEED DIVE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD AT A STEEP ANGLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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