# NTSB LAX81FJA04: Cessna 182H, N1965X, Haleiwa, HI, December 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1980
- Place: Haleiwa, HI · HALEIWA, HI
- Location: 21.6024° N, 158.0956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haleiwa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.6024&lon=-158.0956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FJA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3396   80/12/7   HALEIWA,HI          CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 826
        TIME - 1115                    N1965X              PX-  0  3  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 293 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALEIWA,HI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SUGAR CANE FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1965X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1965X-2012-08-20), registration cancelled 2012-08-20, S/N 18256055, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dillingham

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801207076409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207076409A), Dec 7, 1980: Cessna 182H, Haleiwa, HI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crashlanded in sugarcane field. Found water in fuel. Pilot did not use flaps.

## Other investigations on N1965X (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 FTW71DRG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG99), Mar 12, 1971: Cessna 182 (N1965X), Bahia De L A, Mexico, substantial damage

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.

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