# Accident 20121201026739A: Cessna 172S, Kahului, HI, December 1, 2012 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 1, 2012, 19:02 local time - Place: Kahului, HI - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 21.0261° N, 156.4542° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.0261&lon=-156.4542&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3554Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3554Y-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S - Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 200 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA062) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121201026739A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. INSPECTOR KYLE M BARTLER REVIEWED THE ATC PERSONNEL STATEMENT (DANIEL W.N. JEREMIAH ATCS APPROACH, AARON K BEWLEY, ATC OGG TOWER), ATC RADAR AND COMMUNICATION TAPES. IT APPEARED THAT MR. KRALL WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY TO MOLOKAI FROM MAUI IN NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS. MR. KRALL WAS OBSERVED BY ATCS CONTROLLER DANIEL W.N. JEREMIAH TURNING AWAY FROM MOLOKAI (NORTHEAST BOUND). W.N ASKED THE PILOT TO VERIFY HIS DESTINATION. THE PILOT REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS. W.N ASKED THE PILOT WHERE HE WANTED RADAR VECTORS TO. THE PILOT SAID MOLOKAI. W.N ASKED IF HE WANTED AN IFR CLEARANCE. RESPONSE WAS NEGATIVE. W.N ASKED IF HE WAS TUNED INTO THE MOLOKAI VOR. THE PILOT ASKED TO CONFIRM THE FREQUENCY OF 116.1. W.N CONFIRMED AND ASKED THE PILOT TO REPORT ON COURSE TO MOLOKAI AND ADVISED THE PILOT THAT HE STILL OBSERVED HIS TRACK NORTHEAST BOUND AND THAT A 295 OR 300 HEADING WOULD TAKE HIM TO MOLOKAI. THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO A RIGHT 360. RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WAS THEN LOST AT 0500.30 UTC. RADIO CALLS FROM THE PILOT WERE CALM, CLEAR BUT INDICATED A MILD DEGREE OF CONFUSION. THE PILOT DID NOT SOUND STRESSED OR OVERLY WORRIED. THE LAST RADAR ECHO'S SHOW N3554Y IN A DESCENDING LEFT 360 TURN FROM 1400 TO 700 FEET. ATC THEN TRIED TO CONTACT N3554YON TOWER, APPROACH, GUARD AND GROUND WITH NO REPLY. ## 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 WPR13LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA062), Dec 2, 2012: Cessna 172S (N3554Y), Kahului, HI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent failure to maintain airplane control while operating over water in dark night conditions with reduced visibility due to rain in… ## Other reports on N3554Y (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20050413008409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413008409I), Apr 13, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3554Y), Kapolei, HI, Minor damage. (-23) On April 13, 2004 at approximately 2318Z, during the approach to land, aircraft N3554Y propeller struck the runway. No injuries reported. N3554Y… - [Accident 20040713019209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040713019209A), Jul 13, 2004: Cessna 172S (N3554Y), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 13, 2004 at approximately 2052Z aircraft N3554Y was cleared to land on runway 4L, on landing the aircraft porpoised 3 times on the 3rd bounce… - [Incident 20031025031909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025031909I), Oct 25, 2003: Cessna 172S (N3554Y), Lanai City, HI. (-23) Student pilot on first solo cross country. During cruise flight he dropped an object in the cockpit and, while recovering it, he unknowingly engaged 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.