Cessna 172P N51886
3 September 1988 · Kauai, Hawaii, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 September 1988 at about 06:14 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N51886, operated by Eveland Aero Service, was involved in an accident near Kauai, Hawaii, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kauai, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3505, -157.8802
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N51886
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eveland Aero Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port Allen → Honolulu
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX88FAMS3
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT DEPARTED FOR HONOLULU, HI AFTER FLYING FOR 3 HOURS, 45 MINUTES WITHOUT REFUELING. THE FLIGHT TO HONOLULU TAKES 1 HOUR. THE AIRPLANE HAS A FULL FUEL ENDURANCE OF FOUR HOURS. IT DISAPPEARED FROM NAVY RADAR 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KAUAI. ACFT WRECKAGE NOT LOCATED; DAMAGE INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 | Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States | Hickam-Wheeler Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1988 | McDonnell Douglas 369D | Waialua, Hawaii, United States | Cherry Helicopters, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 May 1988 | Bell 206B | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Pacific Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1988 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1988 | Univair TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D | Kawaihae, Hawaii, United States | Kaminski, Charles D. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1988 | Cessna 337E | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | Brents International | No injuries | - |