| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 28, 1982 |
| Time: | 21:34 |
| Location: | Hakalau, Hawaii |
| Operator: | Air Taxi |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Hilo, HI - Honalulu, HI |
| AC Type: | Beechcraft E18S |
| Registration: | N6911 |
| cn / ln: | BA-445 |
| Aboard: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft departed Hilo on the last leg of a 3rd flight. A few minutes after takeoff, the pilot called the tower to ask for a return and indicated he had a difficulty. No further transmission was made. Witnesses heard intermittent engine sputtering and then the whine of a high speed dive. The aircraft impacted in a sugar cane field at a steep angle. Reason for occurrence undetermined. |
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