# Accident 19870307061879A: Cessna 172N, Kahului, HI, March 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1987, 17:05 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8701° N, 156.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8701&lon=-156.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6353F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6353F-1996-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,394 total, 2 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870307061879A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND RISING TERRAIN. PILOT HAD LITTLE TIME IN AIRCRAFT. CAMSHAFT FOUND TO BE EXCESSIVELY WORN

## 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 LAX87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA137), Mar 8, 1987: Cessna 172C (N6353F), Kahului, 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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