# Accident 20060727016419A: Cessna 177B, Kalaupapa, HI, July 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2006, 20:53 local time
- Place: Kalaupapa, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QVVS
- Location: 21.1886° N, 156.8983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1886&lon=-156.8983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30652-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 738 total, 134 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727016419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 27, 2006, N30652 DEPARTED THE HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BOUND FOR HANA, MAUI. AT APPROXIMATELY 2052:39 LOCAL TIME, ATC INFORMED N30652 "SHOW YOU PROCEEDING SOUTHBOUND." N30652 INFORMED ATC "TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THESE CLOUDS HERE." AT 2052:49 ATC ADVISED N30652 "I SHOW HIGH TERRAIN IN THAT AREA." SECONDS LATER ATC QUESTIONED "AND NOW DO YOU HAVE VISUAL WITH THAT TERRAIN." PILOT RESPONDED 652. AT APPROXIMATELY 2053:40 LOCAL TIME, N30652 IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT AND STUDENT WERE NOT FOUND.

## 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 LAX06LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA246), Jul 28, 2006: Cessna 177B (N30652), Kalaupapa, HI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of aircraft control during cruise flight for undetermined reasons. Clouds, rain, and dark night conditions were factors.

## Other reports on N30652 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800217003739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217003739A), Feb 17, 1980: Cessna 177B (N30652), Rolette, ND, Substantial damage. One wheel caught on a drifted snow ridge while making a night landing. Airplane veered into snowbank.

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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