Cessna U206C N144FP

Summary

On 21 March 1986 at about 00:42 local time, a Cessna U206C registered N144FP, operated by Hutchinson Auto & Air, was involved in an accident near Maunaloa, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 March 1986 at 00:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Maunaloa, Hawaii, United States

Coordinates

21.1304, -157.2100

Aircraft

Cessna U206C

Registration

N144FP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hutchinson Auto & Air

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kahului → Honolulu

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LAMS1

1 person died.

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

WHILE ON AN INTER-ISLAND CARGO FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 135, THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE HONOLULU ARTCC THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF PROPELLER RPM; HE DID NOT REPORT THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN SHORTLY THEREFORE. NEITHER THE AIRPLANE NOR THE PILOT WAS RECOVERED AFTER A 2-DAY SEARCH. THE PROPELLER WAS RECENTLY OVERHAULED AND INSTALLED ONTHE AIRPLANE. THE PROPELLER HAD ACCRUED ABOUT 10 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.