Boeing 737-200 crash, Jul 2, 2021, Honolulu
Boeing 737-200 accident on July 2, 2021 near Honolulu, Hawaii, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The flight crew misidentified the damaged...
- Date: July 2, 2021
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The flight crew misidentified the damaged engine and used only that engine for thrust, resulting in an unintentional descent and forced ditching. Ineffective crew resource management, high workload and stress contributed.
A Transair Boeing 737 200 cargo flight lost partial power on its right engine shortly after takeoff from Honolulu. The crew misidentified the affected engine and relied only on the damaged one, so the aircraft slowly lost altitude and ditched in Mamala Bay about 11 minutes later. Both pilots were rescued, and the NTSB blamed the misidentification and poor crew coordination.