Honolulu Intl. Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
Thursday, November 6, 1986 19:20 HST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DESCENDING DURING A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCH. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 81 DEGREES (F) WITH THE DEW POINT OF 71 DEGREES (F). ACCORDING TO THE ICING PROBABILITY CHART, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING AT GLIDE POWER UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED NO OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/6/1986
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1920
Event Time Zone Hawaii Standard Time
Event City HONOLULU
Event State HAWAII
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 96819
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HONOLULU INTL.
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HNL
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 2
Degrees magnetic from airport 198
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1900 Hawaii Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 198
Weather Observation Facility ID HNL
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 2
Time Zone of the weather observation HST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1686
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 6 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1920
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 32122
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6184D
NTSB Number LAX87DJA02
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172N
Aircraft Series Identifier 172N
Aircraft Serial Number 17272619
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Oct 14 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 46
Airframe Hours 2309
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name HUTCHISON AUTO & AIR TRANSPORT
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 3739
Aircraft Owner City HONOLULU
Aircraft Owner State HI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 96812
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name HAWAII COUNTRY CLUB OF THE AIR
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 441 AOWENA PL.
Operator City HONOLULU
Operator State HI
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 96819
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code HNL
Departure City HONOLULU
Departure State HI
Departure Country
Departure Time 1850
Departure Time Zone HST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code HNL
Destination City HONOLULU
Destination State HI
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 0
Runway Width 0
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --