Narrative:
Viscount N7410 was taxiing for departure when it lost brakes and steering. The airplane then struck a parked Hawaiian Airlines DC-9-31, N906H.
The hydraulic system was not bled of air.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
airframe - landing gear: braking system (normal system)
airframe - landing gear: braking system (emergency system)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - pressure,none
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: improper maintenance (maintenance personnel)
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 27 June 1969 |
| Time: | 07:02 |
| Type: |  Vickers 754D Viscount |
| Operator: | Aloha Airlines |
| Registration: | N7410 |
| MSN: | 242 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America |
| Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport, HI (MKK/PHMK), United States of America |
Viscount N7410 was taxiing for departure when it lost brakes and steering. The airplane then struck a parked Hawaiian Airlines DC-9-31, N906H.
The hydraulic system was not bled of air.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
airframe - landing gear: braking system (normal system)
airframe - landing gear: braking system (emergency system)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - pressure,none
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: improper maintenance (maintenance personnel)
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
Classification:
Hydraulic system problemDamaged on the ground
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Honolulu International Airport, HI to Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport, HI as the crow flies is 87 km (55 miles).
Distance from Honolulu International Airport, HI to Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport, HI as the crow flies is 87 km (55 miles).
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