# Accident 20220320020819A: Cessna 172P, Wainiha, HI, March 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2022, 14:57 local time
- Place: Wainiha, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 22.0719° N, 159.7211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.0719&lon=-159.7211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98763, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98763) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220320020819A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 20, 2022, CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) CESSNA 172P ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ASSIGNED TO CONDUCT A TSUNAMI WARNING TRAINING FLIGHT ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI. THE ASSIGNED ROUTE WAS ALONG THE NAPALI COASTLINE. THE TRAINING EXERCISE WAS TO BEGIN AT 1500 LOCAL, HST.

THE LAST RECEIVED ADSB TRACK DATA WAS RECEIVED AT 00:57.17Z.

THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO A CLIFF SIDE AREA NEAR THE KALALLAU LOOKOUT. BOTH PILOTS ARE DECEASED.

## 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 ANC22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA025), Mar 21, 2022: Cessna 172P (N98763), Kekaha, HI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue the visual-flight-rules flight into low visibility conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## Other reports on N98763 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870324007999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870324007999A), Mar 24, 1987: Cessna 172P (N98763), Neosho, MO, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck guy wire while maneuvering to avoid IFR weather conditions. Pilot made safe emergency landing.

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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