De Havilland DH104 N88G
25 July 1969 · Kekaha, Hawaii, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 July 1969 at about 17:45 local time, a De Havilland DH104 registered N88G, operated by Trans Isle Ai*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kekaha, Hawaii, United States. 13 people were on board and one died, 7 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kekaha, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH104
- Registration
- N88G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans Isle Ai*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kalaupapa, Hawaii → Lihue, Hawaii
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3781
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
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
OBS SAW ACFT JUST ABOVE TREES.ACFT SETTLED, PLT INCR PWR.NR 3 EXH VALVE L ENG FAILED.SIGHT SEEING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH104 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | Laverne, California, United States | Los Angeles AI | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | Santa Monica, California, United States | L.a.air Taxi * | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1969 | De Havilland DH104 | San Francisco, California, United States | Eureka Aero In | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1968 | De Havilland DH104 | Colusa, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1968 | De Havilland DH104 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Air Time Inc * | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jan 1968 | De Havilland DH104 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Mid Continent* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |