# Accident 19900306003429A: Cessna 208B, Lanai City, HI, March 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1990, 12:45 local time
- Place: Lanai City, HI
- Airport: Lanai Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 20.8301° N, 156.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8301&lon=-156.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,961 total, 798 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900306003429A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF OIL OVER AN AIRPORT.SHUT ENGINE DOWN BUT UNDERSHOT RUNWAY TRYING TO LAND. OIL CAP NOT SECURED FOR FLIGHT

## 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 LAX90LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA110), Mar 6, 1990: Cessna 208B (N851FE), Lanai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE GLIDE PATH ANGLE WHILE EXECUTING A FORCED LANDING AT THE LANAI AIRPORT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE OIL FILTER CAP…

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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