Cessna 310D N6740T

Summary

On 22 July 1985 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 310D registered N6740T was involved in an accident near Kahului, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 July 1985 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kahului, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Kahului (OGG)

Coordinates

20.8707, -156.4495

Aircraft

Cessna 310D

Registration

N6740T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Honolulu → Maui

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX85LA339

1 person had minor injuries.

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

ON JULY 22, 1985, A CESSNA 3100, N6740T EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE KAHULUI ARPT IN MAUI, HAWAII. THE AC SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PLT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AC HAS A FUEL CAPACITY OF 90 GAL USEABLE. THE OWNER ESTIMATED 22 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS USED PER HOUR. THE AC WAS REFUELED ON JUNE 21, 1985. FROM JUNE 21 TO JULY 22, THE AC FLEW A TOTAL OF 3.4 HRS OR ABOUT 78 GALLONS WHICH LEFT APPROX 15.2 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. BETWEEN THESE DATES THE AC HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS AND HAD USED FUEL FOR AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THREE SUBSEQUENT ENGINE GROUND RUN-UPS. HE HOBBS METER READING AT THE END OF MAINTENANCE WAS 116.6 HRS AND THE METER READING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 118.5 HRS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.