OAK74DJA12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 207 · Lihue, HI · December 28, 1973

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 28, 1973
Place
Lihue, HI · LIHUE, HI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N91017Cessna 207
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731228042299A
Case key
187421

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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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3-4026  73/12/28   LIHUE,HAWAII        CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2150
        TIME - 1600                    N91017              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1795 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIHUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIHUE,HAWAII                HONOLULU,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           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- ACFT NOT RECOVERED FROM OCEAN.

Aircraft

Registration
N91017
Reported as
Cessna 207
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lihue

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N91017 · 1

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