
April 1963 to August 1971
Aloha Airlines
N7415 - c/n 113 - a V.745D series Viscount
United States registered
18 April 1963
Purchased from Austrian Airlines (AUA).
30 April 1963
Departed on its long delivery flight to Honolulu International Airport, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
The aircraft was fitted with auxilliary fuel tanks in order for it to complete the long range sectors such as San Francisco to Honolulu (2,081 nautical miles).
2 January 1967
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England from Teversham Airport, Cambridge, England to clear UK customs after heavy maintenance with Marshall's and a repaint in the 'Blue and white' second livery to match the BAC One-Eleven fleet.
Later in the day it departed to Santa Maria in the Azores (1,347 nautical miles) on its long return journey back to Hawaii.
The aircraft was fitted with auxilliary fuel tanks in order for it to complete the long range sectors such as Honolulu to San Francisco (2,081 nautical miles).
Aloha Airlines 'flower' livery
circa 1969
Repainted in the new orange and white 'flower' livery to match the tail colours on their recently introduced Boeing 737 Funbirds.
19 January 1971
Withdrawn from service and stored at Honolulu International Airport, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
Total time 30,893 hours.
circa April 1971
Returned to service at Honolulu International Airport, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
8 August 1971
Destroyed by fire at Honolulu International Airport, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
Flight 845 from Hilo, Hawaii, USA landed at Honolulu International Airport, Oahu, Hawaii, USA at 17:24 HST and following the arrival announcement the stewardess observed smoke midway in the cabin and immediately informed the captain. The captain stopped the aircraft, shut the engines down and notified the control tower that he had a fire on board. The forward passenger door was opened and the passengers were ordered to evacuate as quickly as possible.
Passengers and crew members descended to the taxiway by means of the integral front airsteps. Airport fire fighting equipment arrived on the scene within 2 minutes of notification and the fire was brought under control within 30 seconds of their arrival. Investigation showed that the cockpit and cabin interior, including seats, rugs, wall and overhead coverings were severely damaged by fire and excessive heat. None of the 3 crew and 19 passengers on board were hurt in the incident.
PROBABLE CAUSE: An undetected electrical short within the left nickel-cadmium aircraft battery, which resulted in the absorption of an increasing amount of heat energy over an unknown period of time until it progressed to a state of a thermal runaway and subsequently the fire in the cabin.
Total time 31,354 hours and 36,645 total landings.
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