# Accident 20241223020969A: Cessna 182B, Waimea, HI, December 23, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2024, 11:32 local time
- Place: Waimea, HI
- Airport: Waimea
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.9886° N, 155.6762° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.9886&lon=-155.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7143E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7143E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241223020969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOME STATION OF DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD (PHDH) ON THE MORNING OF 23 DECEMBER 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY  0900 LOCAL HST.

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED TOUCH AND GO'S AT KALAUPAPA, MOLOKAI, (PHLU)

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR FINAL DESTINATION OF KAMUELA, HAWAII (PHMU)

ON FINAL APPROACH INTO PHMU AT APPROXIMATELY 1132 HST, AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD APPROXIMATELY A MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  TWO SHEEP WERE IMPACTED PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING NOSEGEAR COLLAPSE AND A PROP STRIKE.

## 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 ANC25LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA013), Dec 23, 2024: Cessna 182B (N7143E), Waimea, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate monitoring of the fuel status while en route, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N7143E (2)

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

- [Incident 19800907069509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907069509I), Sep 7, 1980: Cessna 182B (N7143E), Kennewick, WA, 1 fatal. Jumpers main chute did not inflate, was released, reserve chute was not deployed.
- [Accident 19781009033139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009033139A), Oct 9, 1978: Cessna 182H (N7143E), Ozona, TX, Substantial damage

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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