OAK69F0200

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402 · Kaunakakai, HI · May 12, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 12, 1968
Place
Kaunakakai, HI · KAUNAKAKAI, HI
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4033QCessna 402
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110593

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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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3-4059  68/5/12    KAUNAKAKAI,HAWAII   CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1310                    N4033Q              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            59, 15603 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- LEFT ENG FAILED,PROP FEATH. PLT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT ON 1 ENG. DITCHED IN OCEAN IN SHALLOW WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N4033Q
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage