Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 05 JAN 1980 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: | Lockheed 18 Learstar I |
| Operator: | F. Sorensen |
| Registration: | N163R |
| C/n / msn: | 18-2492A |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Wright C9HD |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Palmyra Island, Line Islands (U.S. Minor Outlying Islands)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America |
| Palmyra Island Atoll-Cooper Airport (PLPA), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands |
Lodestar N163R was carrying seven Amateur Radio operators to the Palmyra Island atoll in the Pacific. While approaching the airstrip the pilot estimated a cross wind gusting to 15 knots. However, below tree level the wind was calm. The Lodestar swerved off the runway and collided with trees.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper compensation for wind conditions
FACTOR:
weather - wind shear Sources:
» NTSB File 3-0344
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Honolulu International Airport, HI to Palmyra Island Atoll-Cooper Airport as the crow flies is 1763 km (1102 miles).
Distance from Honolulu International Airport, HI to Palmyra Island Atoll-Cooper Airport as the crow flies is 1763 km (1102 miles).
