Cessna 150K N6347G

Summary

On 11 December 1985 at about 23:43 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N6347G, operated by Valentine K. Mahuka, was involved in an accident near Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 December 1985 at 23:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Coordinates

21.3491, -157.8792

Aircraft

Cessna 150K

Registration

N6347G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Valentine K. Mahuka

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Honolulu → Molokai

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA062

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT REPORTED THAT 5 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENG REDUCED TO IDLE PWR, & ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE FULL PWR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PLT DID STATE THAT BRIEF PERIODS OF PWR OBTAINED BY USING THE HAND PRIMER. THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT & WAS DITCHED ABOUT 25 YDS FROM SHORE. THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED, & LATER EXAMINED BY FAA INSPECTORS. THE #3 CYLINDER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO THE CYLINDER WITH A CASTLATED NUT & COTTER PIN, HOWEVER, IT WAS FREE TO MOVE ABOUT 1/8TH OF AN INCH AWAY FROM THE CYLINDER WITH MINOR HAND PRESSURE. NO OTHER MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WERE REPORTED BY THE FAA INSPECTORS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.