Cessna 208B accident near Honolulu, HI
On December 18, 2024, a Cessna 208B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Honolulu, HI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 18, 2024
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 21.329°N, 157.917°W
- NTSB ID
- 20241218199437
NTSB summary
On December 17, 2024, about 1515 Hawaii-Aleutian Standard time, a turbine-powered Cessna 208B airplane, N689KA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Honolulu, Hawaii. The two pilots onboard were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the operator, Kamaka Air, the instructor pilot, seated in the left seat, and the pilot receiving instruction, seated in the right seat, departed the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (PHNL), Honolulu, at 1514. The purpose of the flight was to provide the pilot receiving instruction with additional training as part of the operator’s Second-In-Command training program. The planned flight was expected to go to Lanai Airport (PHNY), Lanai City, Hawaii, to perform flight maneuvers as well as practice instrument approach procedures. The operator reported that about 80 gallons of fuel was added to each wing tank just prior to departure. According to archived air traffic control communications, the airplane was cleared to depart runway 4L and was expected to follow the published Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Shoreline Six departure. The procedure called for departing traffic to fly runway heading, then turn right. A preliminary review of archived voice communication information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that shortly after departure, the Honolulu tower controller contacted the airplane and asked to confirm if they were turning right. The instructor pilot responded by saying: “we are…we have…we are out of control here.
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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.
