Transair Flight 810

Transair Flight 810

Forward fuselage of the 737 found on the seabed a week after the crash
Accident
Date	July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02)
Summary	Ditched after engine failure
Site	Māmala Bay, Oahu 21°16′30″N 158°01′34″W / 21.275°N 158.026°W / 21.275; -158.026
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-275C[Note 1]
Operator	Rhoades Aviation
Call sign	RHOADES EXPRESS 810
Registration	N810TA[1]
Flight origin	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Destination	Kahului Airport
Occupants	2
Passengers	0
Crew	2
Fatalities	0
Injuries	2
Survivors	2

Transair Flight 810 was a Boeing 737-200 converted freighter aircraft, owned and operated by Rhoades Aviation under the Transair trade name, on a short cargo flight en route from Honolulu International Airport to Kahului Airport on the neighboring Hawaiian island of Maui. Immediately after an early morning takeoff on July 2, 2021, one of its two Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofan engines faltered, and the first officer, who was flying the aircraft, reduced power to both engines. The two pilots—the only occupants of the aircraft—began executing the Engine Failure or Shutdown checklist, but became preoccupied with talking to air traffic control (ATC) and performing other flying tasks, never reaching the section of the checklist where the failing engine was to be positively identified and shut down. The captain assumed control but misidentified the failing engine, increased power to that engine, and did not increase power to the other, properly functioning engine. Convinced that neither engine was working properly and unable to maintain altitude with one engine faltering and the other idling, the pilots ditched off the coast of Oahu about 11 minutes into the flight.

The pair were rescued about an hour after the crash in a coordinated inter-agency response involving multiple aircraft and boats. Both were hospitalized and later released. The wreckage was located the following week at depths up to 420 feet (130 m) 2 miles (3 km) off Ewa Beach and was subsequently recovered.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board immediately began investigating. Transair voluntarily withdrew its four remaining 737s from service for an internal review. Transair resumed flying their one operational 737-200 a week later, but subsequently had to cease 737 operations due to deficiencies identified by the FAA prior to the ditching. The accident was attributed to the pilots' ineffective crew resource management, high workload, and stress.

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