Accident · 2021-07-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 2021-07-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- BOEING 737-275C (N810TA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- RHOADES AVIATION INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- RHOADES AVIATION INC — Flag carrier (121), Supplemental Operator Does Business As: Transair
Probable cause
The flight crewmembers’ misidentification of the damaged engine (after leveling off the airplane and reducing thrust) and their use of only the damaged engine for thrust during the remainder of the flight, resulting in an unintentional descent and forced ditching in the Pacific Ocean. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew’s ineffective crew resource management, high workload, and stress.
Source: NTSB case DCA21FA174Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 58 | Class 1 (2021-02-04) | 15,781 total · 871 in this make/model · 10,600 as PIC · 140 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot | Airline transport pilot / Private | Airplane | 50 | Class 2 (2021-06-22) | 5,272 total · 908 in this make/model · 247 as PIC · 93 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.