# Accident 20030530013199A: Denisw COZY, Kailua-Kona, HI, May 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2003, 09:07 local time
- Place: Kailua-Kona, HI
- Airport: Keahole Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7386° N, 156.0456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7386&lon=-156.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N794WD-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Denis Wiliam A JR COZY (registry code 05625SP, https://openairdocs.org/model/denis-wiliam-a-jr-cozy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DENISW COZY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030530013199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING THE CLIMB HIS ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT. HE WAS ABLE TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY; BUT EXITED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A LAVA PIT. AS PART OF THIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND A REVIEW OF MR. TOTAH FLIGHT RECORDS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD NOT SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A FLIGHT REVIEW AS REQUIRED BY FAR PART 61.56. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 LAX03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA171), May 30, 2003: Denis Cozy (N794WD), Kailua-Kona, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: A clogged fuel filter, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb.

## Other reports on N794WD (1)

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

- [Incident 19970524026259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524026259I), May 24, 1997: Amtrcz COZY (N794WD), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. Narrative: nose gear collapsed upon landing. Pilot manually lowered gear and taxied from the runway. Pilot had received clearance to land and had lowered nose…

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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