# Accident 20150414004939A: Cessna 172M, Hilo, HI, April 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7247° N, 155.0533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7247&lon=-155.0533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12842, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12842-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,430 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150414004939A

## Narrative

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

4/14/2015- N12842, A CESSNA 172-M, SERIAL NUMBER 17262306, WAS OPERATING AS A FAR PART 61 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AT THE HILO AIRPORT, HILO HAWAII.

AFTER PERFORMING AIR WORK IN THE LOCAL AREA THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE HILO AIRPORT FOR A SERIES OF TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS.

ON THE FIRST LANDING A FORWARD SLIP WAS PERFORMED,  DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER  AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND TURN BACK TO A SUITABLE OPEN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ITS LEFT WING TIP AND CAME TO REST INSIDE THE AIRPORT PERIMETER.

ALL THREE SOULS ON BOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO EMERGENCY CARE.

## 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 WPR15LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA146), Apr 14, 2015: Cessna 172M (N12842), Hilo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination in the fuel system due to the flight instructor’s and pilot receiving instruction’s failure to drain all the water from the system during the preflight inspection, which resulted…

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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