# NTSB WPR26LA365: Cessna 172R, N429ES, Ho'olehua, HI, September 19, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 18, 2026, 15:07 local (Sep 19, 2026, 01:07 UTC)
- Place: Ho'olehua, HI · On Airport PNMK
- Coordinates: 21.151609, -157.09721
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1516&lon=-157.0972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA365
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203939/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA365

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 34 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N429ES](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N429ES), registered now, S/N 17280296, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17280296
- Year built: 1997
- Airframe hours: 11261.1
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Barbers Point Flight School LLC
- Registered owner: Barbers Point Flight School LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 4, 2026, 41.4 hours before
- Departed: PHJR, Kalaeloa, HI
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: PHMK, Molokai, runway 05, 4,494 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 15 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observed at: PHMK
- METAR: METAR PHMK 190054Z 06015G27KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 05028/0043 SLP143 T02890211=

## 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 20260918013379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260918013379A), Sep 18, 2026: Cessna 172R, Kaunakakai, HI, Substantial damage. Investigation was conducted in accordance with national policy 8900.1, vol.7, CH1, SEC1 & order 8020.11D chg 1. On September 18, 2026, at approximately 15:00…

## Other investigations on N429ES (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 GAA17CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA025), Oct 5, 2016: Cessna 172 (N429ES), Kapolei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s use of an excessive pitch attitude during the landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

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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