ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132918
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 December 1994 |
| Time: | 08:53 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan Long-EZ |
| Owner/operator: | Scott F. Church |
| Registration: | N3250K |
| MSN: | 819 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 490 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kahului, MAUI |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO CONTROLLERS ON DUTY IN THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AT THE KAILUA AIRPORT, SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING, HE RADIOED THAT HE WAS LOOSING POWER AND WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT. IN HIS STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID HE WAS INBOUND TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THE WOODEN PROPELLER DELAMINATED AND A SEVERE VIBRATION SHOOK THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS FORCED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON AN ABANDONED AIRSTRIP BEHIND A BEACH RESORT HOTEL, BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BEACH, COLLIDED WITH PALM TREES, AND CAREENED INTO THE HOTEL BAR. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES.
Probable Cause: a delamination of the wooden propeller.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA058
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1985 | N325OK | Private | 0 | Lee Vining, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Jun-2023 08:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
| 09-Apr-2024 17:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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