Cessna 172N N5660E
17 January 2015 · Ualapue, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 January 2015 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5660E was involved in an accident near Ualapue, Hawaii, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ualapue, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1381, -156.8169
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N5660E
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1978
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Honolulu → Honolulu
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR15LA086
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor reported that he was performing an introductory flight lesson for a student with her parents on board as passengers. Rather than fly in the normal practice area, the flight instructor and student decided to fly across a channel toward an adjacent island to avoid unfavorable weather conditions. The student flew the majority of the flight following the shoreline until the flight instructor took the flight controls and turned the airplane inland to return to the airport. As the flight instructor flew the airplane over mountainous terrain, the engine lost partial power, and the airplane then began to descend. The flight instructor subsequently performed a forced landing into densely forested terrain. The airplane was not recovered from the accident site, and it could not be examined on site due to the inhospitable and remote terrain; therefore, the reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2015 | Cessna 172M | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 30 Jun 2015 | Short Bros SD3 60 | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | Trans Executive Airlines of Hawaii | No injuries | - |
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