Plane Crash List

Beechcraft H18S N2990F

8 September 1983 · Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 8 September 1983 at about 19:34 local time, a Beechcraft H18S registered N2990F was involved in an accident near Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States. 10 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 9 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:34
Classification
Accident
Location
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
Nearest airport
Keahole (KOA)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft H18S
Registration
N2990F
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83LA427

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
10 0 1 9 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

ABOUT 1 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, BETWEEN 400-500 FT MSL & DURING THE FIRST POWER REDUCTION, THE RIGHT ENG BACKFIRED. FOLLOWINGSOME MORE VIOLENT BACKFIRES THE RPM WENT TO ZERO. THE RIGHT ENG WAS RESTARTED BUT THE SAME RESULT OCCURRED. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO FEATHER THE RIGHT PROP BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ACFT WAS THEN DELIBERATELY DITCHED TO AVOID AN OUTCROPPING OF LAVA. THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN ABOUT 25-30 FT OF WATER. ENG INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER EXHAUST ROCKER ARM SHAFT, P/N45937, WAS MISSING. DRIVE TRAIN CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE #2 EXHAUST VALVE. CENTRIFUGAL STOPS PREVENT FEATHERING OF THE PROP BELOW AN ENG SPEED OF 500 RPM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Beechcraft H18S accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
17 Jul 1984 Beechcraft H18S
N21S
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1981 Beechcraft H18S
N919X
Gillette, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
Green MGT Corp Minor injuries -
9 Jan 1981 Beechcraft H18S
N134W
Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
ACE Air Cargo No injuries -
19 Oct 1979 Beechcraft H18S
N24K
Covington, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
Burlington Air No injuries -
11 Apr 1974 Beechcraft H18S
N28358
Hilo, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
Island Air * Fatal 11
21 Dec 1972 Beechcraft H18S
N800G
Bloominton, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
Williams Paten Fatal 2

All 9 records for this type

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