Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 29 JUN 1983 |
| Tijd: | 02:10 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54G-10-DO |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Pacific Air Express |
| Registratie: | N300JT |
| Constructienummer: | 36072 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 55517 |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Groot |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 6 km (3.8 mijl) van Kahului, HI (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Hilo International Airport, HI (ITO/PHTO), Verenigde Staten |
| Kahului Airport, HI (OGG/PHOG), Verenigde Staten |
After intercepting the glide slope at 3000 feet (the aircraft was flying VFR, but the crew used the ILS as a reference), the pilot called for 2250rpm and gear extension. While descending through 2000 feet he noticed the aircraft slowing down and descending below the glide slope. Power was increased, but the engines didn't respond.
At 800 feet over the Outer Marker, all 4 engines failed simultaneously. The DC-4 freighter belly landed in a cane field, 6120 feet short of the runway, and 5820 feet right of the extended centreline.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Carburettor icing. Bronnen:
» Location of Commercial Aircraft Accidents/Incidents Relative to Runways / FAA, Office of Safety Oversight (DOT/FAA/AOV 90-1)
» NTSB Id. LAX 83FA310
Foto's
N404AD was bought by Pacific Air Express in December 1982 and re-registered N300JT in March 1983.
N12191 went on to fly for several U.S. operators before becoming N300JT in December 1982
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Hilo International Airport, HI en Kahului Airport, HI bedraagt 194 km (121 miles).
De afstand tussen Hilo International Airport, HI en Kahului Airport, HI bedraagt 194 km (121 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
