# Accident 19860113076839A: Cessna 402B, Kalaupapa, HI, January 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1986, 09:35 local time
- Place: Kalaupapa, HI
- Airport: Kalaupapa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DWRA
- Location: 21.1898° N, 156.9794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1898&lon=-156.9794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860113076839A

## Narrative

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

AFTER AN EARLY LIFTOFF AND SLOW CLIMB, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A 70 FOOT WAVE ON DEPARTURE.

## 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 LAX86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA090), Jan 13, 1986: Cessna 402B (N53SA), Kalaupapa, HI, substantial damage

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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