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Cessna 152 N89246

14 February 1985 · Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 14 February 1985 at about 00:35 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89246 was involved in an accident near Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, United States
Nearest airport
Gen. Lyman
Coordinates
19.9696, -155.2408
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N89246
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hilo → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX85FJA04

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN WHILE ON A TRAINING ALT. THE STUDENT PLT WAS SCHEDULED TO PROCEED TO THE PRACTICE AREA NEAR PUNA FOR THIS FIRST EXTENDED SOLO FLT. AT APRX 1200 HST, HE RETURNED TO GENERAL LYMAN FLT, HILO, HA, FOR TOUCH-&-GO LANDING PRACTICE. THE STUDENT PLT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED GENERAL LYMAN FLT AT 1230 HST AND PROCEEDED ALONG THE HAMAKUA COAST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE DECIDED TO TAKE A LOW LEVEL LOOK AT A RAVINE LEADING TO A WATERFALL. HE STARTED INTO THE RAVINE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB SHARPLY ENOUGH TO AVOID THE WATERFALL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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