- Date
- April 16, 1971
- Place
- Kalua-Kona, HI · KALUA-KONA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N22152Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160787
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1870 71/4/16 KALUA-KONA,HAWAII CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1820 N22152 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 41, 11400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3560 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KE-AHOLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAMUELA,HAWAII KAILUA-KONA,HAWAII TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE 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- NR 3 CYL EX VALVE SPRING LOCKS FAILED.PISTON CTCTD VALVE,HEAD BKN OFF.LNDD PARALLEL TO SHORE LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22152
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ke-Ahole
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