ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster N236KA Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport, HI (MKK)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Monday 16 January 2023
Time:05:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
Operator:Kamaka Air
Registration: N236KA
MSN: 208B2034
First flight: 2008
Total airframe hrs:11160
Engines: 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:3,6 km (2.3 mls) WSW of Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport, HI (MKK) (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America
Destination airport:Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport, HI (MKK/PHMK), United States of America
Narrative:
A Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster crashed while on approach to Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport (MKK), Hawaii, USA.
The pilot reported to the NTSB that he was conducting an instrument approach to runway 05 in dark night conditions, and during the approach he thought the airplane was too high. The pilot performed a left turn circling procedure to lose altitude. During the turn, the pilot loss sight of the runway and the airplane impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings.

Probable Cause:

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude during a circling approach procedure in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 141 days (5 months)
Accident number: ANC23LA012
Download report: Summary report

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» www.khon2.com
» hawaiinewsnow.com
» KITV


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Distance from Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI to Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport, HI as the crow flies is 87 km (55 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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