Rhoades Jodel D-9 accident near Waialua, HI
On October 21, 2001, a Rhoades Jodel D-9 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Waialua, HI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 21, 2001
- Place
- Waialua, HI
- Aircraft
- Rhoades Jodel D-9 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 21.570°N, 158.121°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011030X02170
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 21, 2001, at 1257 Hawaiian standard time, an experimental Rhoades Jodel D-9, N43RR, experienced a loss of engine power and crashed into a taro field near Waialua, Hawaii, approximately 2 miles east of the Dillingham Airfield Airport, Mokuleia, Hawaii. The airplane, owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, sustained substantial damage. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight to the Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. The flight had departed the Dillingham Airfield Airport at 1246. The wreckage was examined at the accident site. One wooden propeller blade was fractured near the hub. The blade did not exhibit any tip damage. There was no evidence of fuel on the ground or around the airplane. WITNESS INFORMATION A ground witness stated that earlier in the day the airplane had taxied past him on the taxiway three times. The first two times the engine stopped and then started again. The witness reported that it sounded like the pilot "played with the throttle" to get the airplane started again. On the third taxi the witness stated that the engine stopped; the pilot restarted the engine and taxied back to his hangar. Another ground witness stated that he saw the pilot prior to departure from Dillingham. The accident pilot performed a preflight, and the witness hand-propped the engine to start it. There was no starter for the airplane, so hand proppin
Probable cause
Loss of engine power for unknown reasons. A factor was the inadvertent stall the pilot encountered while maneuvering to make a forced landing in an open taro field.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
