# Accident 20051216030459A: Cessna 172S, Hana, HI, December 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2005, 15:52 local time
- Place: Hana, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.7769° N, 156.0675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7769&lon=-156.0675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N542SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N542SP-2007-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051216030459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 15, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N542SP DEPARTED KAHULUI AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DAY VFR WITH NO FILED FLIGHT PLAN AND NO WEATHER BRIEFING WITH THE HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1552 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. N542SP WAS DESTROYED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 LAX06FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA059), Dec 16, 2005: Cessna 172S (N542SP), Hana, HI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Collision with mountainous terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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