# Accident 20131211025109A: Cessna 208B, Kalaupapa, HI, December 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2013, 15:27 local time
- Place: Kalaupapa, HI
- Airport: Kalaupapa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MKHA
- Location: 21.2167° N, 156.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.2167&lon=-156.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N687MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N687MA-2018-02-16) (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
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 8
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 397 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131211025109A

## Narrative

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

KALAUPAPA, HI (LUP): N687MA, CESSNA C208, KALAUPAPA-HONOLULU, LOST ENGINE POWER AFTER DEPARTURE (PILOT AND PASSENGERS HEARD LOUD BANG FROM ENGINE) AND FORCE LANDED IN THE OCEAN 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST OF KALAUPAPA AIRPORT AT 111727PST. 9 POB, 1 SWAM TO SHORE, 8 RECOVERED BY COAST GUARD. AIRCRAFT SUBMERGED IN WATER. POB: NINE, INJURIES: 1/FATAL; 8/TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, DAMAGE: DESTROYED. (HNL FSDO; NTSB/STRUHSAKER) 12/12 0127Z

## 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 WPR14FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA068), Dec 12, 2013: Cessna 208B (N687MA), Kalaupapa, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the fracture of multiple blades on the compressor turbine wheel, which resulted in a ditching. The reason for the blade failures could not be determined due to…

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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