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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Hololulu, HI · November 25, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1979
Place
Hololulu, HI · HOLOLULU, HI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N46151Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report January 14, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791125032449A
Case key
134796

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2849  79/11/25 NR.HOLOLULU,HI        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N46151              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTLINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KAHULUI,MAUI,HI             RETURN                      HOLOLULU,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- BECAME DISORIENTED IN DARKNESS,RAIN & LOW CLDS.RCVD ASSIST,BUT DITCHED 1 MI FROM ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N46151
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Honolulu Intlint

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