Nihon YS-11A N118MP
10 April 1987 · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 April 1987 at about 18:06 local time, a Nihon YS-11A registered N118MP was involved in an accident near Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. 43 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Honolulu Int'l (HNL)
- Coordinates
- 21.3507, -157.8794
- Aircraft
- Nihon YS-11A
- Registration
- N118MP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Lihue
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87DJA05
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
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
DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN APPROACHING V1/VR, THE #1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE BELL SOUNDED.THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT WAS TURNED OFF THE RWY ONTO A TAXIWAY. THE ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN AND THE CAPTAIN ORDERED A RIGHT SIDE EVACUATION, HOWEVER, THE LEFT SIDE, NOT ORDERED, WAS ALSO UTILIZED. DURING THE EVACUATION ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CHAFING ON THE FIRE SENSING ELEMENT OUTER TUBE AGAINST THE ENGINE THERMOCOUPLE FUNCTION BOX CREATED A CHANGE IN CAPACITANCE WITHIN THE ELEMENT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO ENERGIZE THE FIRE WARNING CIRCUITS. THE WAS NO FIRE. ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED A FRACTURED ANKLE DURING THE EVACTUATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Nihon YS-11A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1987 | Nihon YS-11A-500 | Remmington, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1989 | Nihon YS-11A-600 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Mid Pacific Airlines | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Apr 1990 | Nihon YS-11A-600F | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Nihon YS-11A-600 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1982 | Nihon YS-11A | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | Reeve Aleutian | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Nihon YS-11A | Sand Point, Alaska, United States | Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1987 | Cessna 172K | Lanai, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172C | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | Eveland Aero | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-31-350 | Maunaloa, Hawaii, United States | Panorama Air Tours | Fatal | 8 |
| 29 Mar 1987 | Bell 206B | Kona, Hawaii, United States | Kona Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1987 | Emroth Emair MA-1B | Naalehu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1987 | Glaser-Dirks DG-400 | Dillingham, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |