ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219404
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 December 2018 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter Mk 58 |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) |
| Registration: | N323AX |
| MSN: | 41H-679995 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4784 hours |
| Engine model: | Avon 203/7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Sand Island, Honolulu, Oahu, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL) |
| Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he experienced a loss of engine power at or below 500 ft above ground level during departure turnout from the runway. The pilot attempted to restart the engine, but the airspeed continued to decay, and he ejected. The airplane then impacted the water and became submerged in the ocean about 2.86 nautical miles southeast from the departure end of the runway in an area with a water depth of about 250 ft.
Postaccident examination of the recovered wreckage revealed that all recovered components were fully functional at the time of the accident. Because the rest of the wreckage was not recovered and could not be examined, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA041
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=323AX%20
Location
Media:
Pilot of a Hawker Hunter jet ejected from his aircraft shortly after departure form Honolulu Airport. He was part of a training exercise, Sentry Aloha. Pilot was seriously hurt & rescued by nearby by boaters & US Coast Guard. HNL Airport ops were briefly suspended. pic.twitter.com/Gd4I9hqCqS
— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) 13 décembre 2018
Today’s ATAC flight was changing lead aircraft.
— Golf9 ✈️ (@KimagureGolf9) December 13, 2018
N324AX was ATAC01, N323AX was ATAC02.
ATAC02 declared Emergency and crashed.
ATAC01 made holding pattern over crash site after that time.🤔 pic.twitter.com/mIljGvYtPB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2018 03:00 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Dec-2018 09:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2018 09:07 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Phase, Embed code] |
| 13-Dec-2018 09:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Dec-2018 11:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Dec-2018 17:22 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2018 17:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Dec-2018 21:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2018 06:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Nature, Embed code, Damage] |
| 14-Dec-2018 10:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Dec-2018 10:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Dec-2018 13:45 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Jul-2022 14:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 09-Sep-2022 15:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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