# Accident 20091015019549A: Cessna 208B, Kaunakakai, HI, October 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2009, 07:48 local time
- Place: Kaunakakai, HI
- Airport: Molokai
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MK9A
- Location: 21.1528° N, 157.0961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1528&lon=-157.0961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N861MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091015019549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N861MA SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SKID AND FUSELAGE AFT BULKHEAD DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT FALLING ON THE TAIL WHILE PARKED ON THE MOLOKAI AIRPORT RAMP WITH PASSENGERS ONBOARD PRIOR TO AN OUTBOUND FLIGHT AFTER A COMPANY RAMP AGENT BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE REAR CABIN DOORWAY AND THE FLIGHT CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE COMPANY RAMP AGENT FAILED TO INSTALL THE AIRCRAFT TAIL STAND AS REQUESTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW PRIOR TO BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT AND FAILED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE FLIGHT CREW OF THE INTENTION TO BOARD THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE REAR CABIN DOOR.

## 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 WPR10LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA022), Oct 15, 2009: Cessna 208B (N861MA), Molokai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the ramp agent to use a tail stand.

## Other reports on N861MA (1)

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

- [Accident 20131021022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131021022689A), Oct 21, 2013: Cessna 208B (N861MA), Kihei, HI, Substantial damage. On October 21, 2013, at approximately 1907 local time, the flight crew of flight 1770 was at an atlitude of 8,000FT. When suddenly both pilots heard a loud…

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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