# NTSB OAK67A0088: Cessna 172H, N1486F, Hawi, HI, June 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1967
- Place: Hawi, HI · HAWI, HI
- Location: 20.2274° N, 155.8396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.2274&lon=-155.8396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0539  67/6/11  NR.HAWI,HAWAII        CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 200
        TIME - 1045                    N1486F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UPOLU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DITCHED IN PACIFIC OFFSHORE UPOLU PT.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.PLT,PX TOOK OFF SEAT BELTS PRIOR TO IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1486F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1486F-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 17254981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Upolu

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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