Univair TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D N5496V
12 November 1988 · Kawaihae, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 November 1988 at about 00:15 local time, a Univair TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D registered N5496V, operated by Kaminski, Charles D., was involved in an accident near Kawaihae, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kawaihae, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.0396, -155.7006
- Aircraft
- Univair TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registration
- N5496V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kaminski, Charles D.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kona → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89LA046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 A PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE SIMILAR TO A SAILPLANE. TO RESTART THE ENGINE, HE WOULD DIVE THE AIRPLANE TO ATTAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO WINDMILL THE PROP. JUST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, HE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND TO AN ALTITUDE THAT WAS TOO LOW TO ATTAIN ENOUGH AIRSPEED FOR A RESTART. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TREE. NO PRE-ACCIDENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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