# Accident 20131021022689A: Cessna 208B, Kihei, HI, October 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2013, 19:02 local time
- Place: Kihei, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MK9A
- Location: 21.1000° N, 156.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1000&lon=-156.7167&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
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 410 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131021022689A

## Narrative

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

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 BANG, FOLLOWED BY GRINDING NOISE, THEN  FLASHES OF LIGHT EMMITING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE WERE SEEN BY THE SECOND IN COMMAND.  BOTH PILOTS OBSERVED THE NG DROP TO ZERO.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND, COMMANDED THE SECOND IN COMMAND TO PITCH FOR PROPER GLIDE SPEED AND PROCEED DIRECT TO MAUI.  THE PIC NOTIFIED ATC OF THE EMERGENCY, COMPLETED THE  ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST,  AND SECURED THE ENGINE.

THE CREW SEARCHED FOR A PROPER LANDING SPOT.  ONCE THE SPOT WAS CHOSEN, AT 2,500 FT. THE PIC TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON PIILANI HIGHWAY, STRUCK TWO STREET SIGNS AND CAME TO A STOP.  THE CREW INITIATED AN EVACUATION.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 WPR14FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA024), Oct 22, 2013: Cessna 208 (N861MA), Wailea, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance that resulted in contamination of the engine's compressor turbine disc and blade assembly by glass bead remnants, which resulted in a blade failure.

## Other reports on N861MA (1)

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

- [Accident 20091015019549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091015019549A), Oct 15, 2009: Cessna 208B (N861MA), Kaunakakai, HI, Substantial damage. 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…

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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