A cargo plane that crashed into the ocean off Hawaii in 2021 due to the pilots misidentifying the failing engine and not having enough power to stay airborne.
The captain told investigators that both engines started and other indicators appeared normal before takeoff. As the plane climbed, the cockpit voice recorder captured a thudding sound, then vibrations. Both pilots noted that the right engine had lost power, but it was thrust to the undamaged left engine that was reduced steadily to near idle power, the NTSB said.
The 58-year-old captain had more than 15,000 hours of flying time, and the co-pilot had more than 5,000 hours. The Pratt & Whitney engines were made in 1968 and 1971 and had last been in the maintenance shop in 2019, the NTSB said. Theand maintenance checks and underwent a routine daily check that turned up no problems the day before the accident, according to the NTSB.
The plane was recovered about 400 feet below the ocean surface. Sheared-off fan blades were found on the engine that failed. The Federal Aviation Administration suspended Rhoades Aviation flights after the accident. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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