# Incident 20260211002539I: Cessna 172N, Kahului, HI, February 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2026, 15:15 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738FA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260211002539I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT AND CFI TAXIIED AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY 5 AT OGG AWAITING CLEARANCE FOR TAKE OFF. AIRCRAFT IDLED AND WAITED APPROX TEN MINUTES WITH A 30KNOT CROSSWIND. ENGINE STALLED AND BACKFIRED EMITTING FLAMES AND SMOKE OUT OF AIR INTAKE OF AIRCRAFT. CFI SHUTOFF FUEL/STOPPED ENGINE AND DEPLOYED FIRE EXTINQUISHER TO ENGINE/INTAKE. MAINTENACE REVIEW CONCLUDED THAT INADEQUATE AIR INTAKE DUE TO CROSSWIND ALLOWED FUEL TO BUILD UP IN CARB AND WHEN BACKFIRED IT INCINERATED THE AIR FILTER, DAMAGING MOUNT BRACKET AND BLACKENING INNER COWL.

## Other reports on N738FA (3)

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

- [Incident 20220403004519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220403004519I), Apr 3, 2022: Cessna 172N (N738FA), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. On April 3, 2022 at Kahului Airport (phog), Kahului, HI, the PIC of N738FA attempted to taxi the aircraft back to the [privacy data omitted](part 61 flight…
- [Accident 19990926047239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990926047239A), Sep 26, 1999: Cessna 172N (N738FA), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot said that 'he encountered engine failure' at 3,000 feet mean sea level. The pilot performed a forced landing to a street in a residential area,…
- [Accident 19840514016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840514016999A), May 14, 1984: Cessna 172N (N738FA), Kindred, ND, Substantial damage. Lost control on a gust of wind during touchdown. Ran off the runway and overturned.

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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