Cessna 177B accident near Kalaupapa, HI
On July 28, 2006, a Cessna 177B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kalaupapa, HI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 28, 2006
- Place
- Kalaupapa, HI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 21.189°N, 156.898°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060801X01068
NTSB summary
On July 27, 2006, at 2054 Hawaiian standard time, a Cessna 177B, N30652, impacted the Pacific Ocean about 6 miles northeast of Kalaupapa on Molokai, Hawaii. The airplane sank and is presumed destroyed. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, Anderson Aviation, Inc. of Honolulu, Hawaii, as an instructional flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the pilot receiving instruction (PRI) are presumed fatally injured. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the majority of the cross-country flight. The flight departed Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii at 2005, and was destined for Hana Airport (HNM), Hana, Hawaii. A flight plan was not filed, but the accident flight was receiving flight following services from HNL Air Route Traffic Control Center. According to the operator, the PRI was enrolled in their 14 CFR Part 141 commercial pilot flight training program. The operator reported that the CFI and the PRI arrived at the flight school after normal business hours and dispatched the airplane themselves. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilots obtained a weather briefing from the HNL Flight Service Station (FSS) prior to departing on the flight. Radar data, obtained from the U.S. Navy's Fleet Area Control & Surveillance Facility (FACSFAC), revealed that the airplane departed HNL and proceeded east toward Molokai. According to the radar data, the aircraft maintained an approximate altitude of 5,000 feet mean sea level (msl) and an approximate groundspeed of 90 knots fo
Probable cause
Loss of aircraft control during cruise flight for undetermined reasons. Clouds, rain, and dark night conditions were factors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
