# Accident 20080617839719A: Cessna 172M, Hilo, HI, June 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OVFA
- Location: 19.2006° N, 155.6044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.2006&lon=-155.6044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13713, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13713-2017-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 5,285 total, 0 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080617839719A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JUNE 17, 2008, AT 1015 HST, THE PILOT WITH TWO PASSENGERS FROM ISLAND HOPPERS, INC DEPARTED KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  THE FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A CIRCLE ISLAND TOUR WITH A SCHEDULED RETURN TIME OF 1300 HOURS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN AT 1145 HST IN THE VICINITY OF PU OO VENT ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII, HI.  WRECKAGE LOCATED ON JUNE 22, 2008 IN DENSE VEGATATION IN THE MAUNA LOA FOREST AT THE 5,200 FOOT ELEVATION.

## 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 LAX08FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA190), Jun 17, 2008: Cessna 172M (N13713), Pahala, HI, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to remain clear of rising terrain while deviating from his planned route of flight. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N13713 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990510020729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990510020729I), May 10, 1999: Cessna 172M (N13713), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. The student pilot, on his second solo flight, was attempting to land on runway 17 with the wind reported at 250 deg. At 10 knots. The aircraft drifted off the…

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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