# Accident 19860101000059A: Cessna R172K, Kamuela, HI, January 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1986, 11:10 local time
- Place: Kamuela, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 20.0405° N, 155.6996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0405&lon=-155.6996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7320K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7320K-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860101000059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO CLOUDS IN ATTEMPT TO GET ACROSS A RIDGE. TURNED TO GO BACK DOWN VALLEY AND RIGHT WING HIT A TREE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX86LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA078), Jan 1, 1986: Cessna R172K (N7320K), Kamuela, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7320K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820427017089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820427017089I), Apr 27, 1982: Cessna 172K (N7320K), Keaau, HI, Minor damage. Wing struck whip antenna mounted on top of a 70-foot pole, during geological survey flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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