# Accident 20150125001859A: Cessna 172N, Kapolei, HI, January 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2015, 18:22 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.4681° N, 158.3122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4681&lon=-158.3122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422BP-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 73 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125001859A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING:

WE WERE CRUISING AT 4,500 FT. AND STARTED A DECENT TO 3,500 FT., THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEANED OUT, PUT IN THE MIXTURE AND REDUCED THE POWER TO 2000 RPM.  THE RPM DROPPED STRAIGHT TO 1500 RPM.  I INCREASED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER AND THE RPM INCREASED TO 1600 TO 1700 RPM. I INITIATED A DISTRESS CALL, SET THE AIRCRAFT FOR BEST GLIDE AND COMMENCED THE RESTART CHECKLIST.  ENGINE WAS STILL TURNING.  I DON?T RECALL HOW LONG THE CARB HEAT WAS OUT, BUT I  PULLED IT OUT THREE TIMES. I INFORMED MY FRIENDS TO PUT ON THEIR LIFE VEST.  WHEN WE LANDED ON THE WATER WE OPENED THE DOORS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR15CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA091), Jan 26, 2015: Cessna 172N (N422BP), Makaha, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was ditched and not recovered.

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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