Cessna 172N N739RV
24 April 1987 · Lihue, Hawaii, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 April 1987 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739RV, operated by Blue Sky Aviation of Lihue, was involved in an accident near Lihue, Hawaii, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lihue, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.9694, -159.3492
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N739RV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Blue Sky Aviation of Lihue
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lihue → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87LA189
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 PILOT FILLED THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANKS, LOADED THREE AIR TOUR PASSENGERS AND PROCEEDED UP A CANYON THAT CLIMBED UP TO AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 3000 FEET MSL ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. A GROUND TOUR BUS DRIVER OBSERVED SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE CANYON AND REPORTED HIS FINDINGS TO THE PARK RANGERS. RESCUE PERSONNEL FOUND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN THE STEEP WALLS OF THE CANYON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172M | Marietta, Georgia, United States | U.s. Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Eugene Youmans | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1987 | Cessna 172K | Lanai, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172C | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | Eveland Aero | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-31-350 | Maunaloa, Hawaii, United States | Panorama Air Tours | Fatal | 8 |
| 29 Mar 1987 | Bell 206B | Kona, Hawaii, United States | Kona Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1987 | Emroth Emair MA-1B | Naalehu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1987 | Glaser-Dirks DG-400 | Dillingham, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |