Douglas DC-4-C55B N300JT
29 June 1983 · Kahului, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 June 1983 at about 12:10 local time, a Douglas DC-4-C55B registered N300JT was involved in an accident near Kahului, Hawaii, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kahului, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kahului (OGG)
- Coordinates
- 20.8700, -156.4502
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-4-C55B
- Registration
- N300JT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hilo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- LAX83FA310
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 ARRIVAL, A DESCENT WAS BEGUN FROM 8000 TO 7000 FT MSL AT 0151 HST. AT 0155 HST, THE AIRCREW WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APCH FROM 7000 FT MSL & A RAPID DESCENT WAS STARTED WITH 20 DEG OF FLAPS & APRX 25 INCHES MAP (MANIFOLD PRESSURE). THE ACFT WAS MANEUVERED TO INTERCEPT THE ILS LOCALIZER & GLIDE SLOPE AS A REFERENCE. AFTER INTERCEPTING THE GLIDE SLOPE AT ABOUT 3000 FT, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) CALLED FOR 2250 RPM & GEAR EXTENSION. WHILE DESCENDING THRU APRX 2000 FT, HE NOTICED THE ACFT SLOWING DOWN & DESCENDING BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE, SO HE CALLED FOR A POWER INCREASE TO 27 INCHES MAP. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE AIRCREW NOTED THAT THE ENGS WERE NOT RESPONDING & HAD LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD WITH THE GEAR IN A TRANSIENT POSITION. THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE FOUND POSITIONED TO FUEL TANKS CONTAINING FUEL, BUT THE POSITIONING DURING THE DESCENT WAS NOT VERIFIED. THE TEMP &DEW POINT WERE 72 & 65 DEG. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN BARELY WITHIN THE ENVELOPE FOR CARB ICE ON ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1981 | Douglas DC-4 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Aero Union COR | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jun 1978 | Douglas DC-4 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Air Cargo Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1977 | Douglas DC-4 | Monroe Station, Florida, United States | L.and N.enterp | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-4 | Enugu, Africa | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-4 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | US Airways Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Jun 1997 | Douglas DC-4 | Venetie, Alaska, United States | Hondu Carib Cargo | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1983 | Piper PA-28-181 | Molokai, Hawaii, United States | Nubb Aire | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C-45G | Kahalui, Hawaii, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1983 | Murrayair MA1B | Nr Lihue Arpt, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 1983 | Grumman American AA-5B | Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Oct 1983 | Robinson R22 | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft H18S | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |