Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | miércoles 11 diciembre 2013 |
Hora: | 15:45 |
Tipo: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Operador: | Makani Kai Air |
Registración: | N687MA |
Numéro de série: | 208B1002 |
Año de Construcción: | 2002 |
Horas Totales de la Célula: | 4881 |
Motores: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 8 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 9 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | ca 800 m N off Kalaupapa Airport, HI (LUP) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Kalaupapa Airport, HI (LUP/PHLU), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), Estados Unidos de América |
Descripción:The Makani Kai Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan impacted ocean waters shortly after takeoff from Kalaupapa Airport (PHLU), on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and two passengers were seriously injured, one passenger was fatally injured, and five passengers received minor injuries.
The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff from runway 05, at an altitude of about 400 feet above ground level (agl), he began a left turn for a downwind departure. Shortly after passing 500 feet agl, he motioned toward the power lever to reduce power for the climb when he heard a loud "bang" followed by an immediate loss of engine power. The pilot continued the turn toward land, verified the fuel valves were on, and observed all engine gauges displaying "zero." The pilot realized the airplane was not going to make it to land, and rolled the wings level while broadcasting a mayday distress call. Shortly after, the airplane landed within open ocean water in a flat or slightly nose up attitude.
All the passengers and the pilot exited the airplane through the rear right door, and the airplane remained on the water surface for approximately 25 minutes before it sank. One passenger swam to shore, and United States Coast Guard and Maui Fire and Rescue helicopters recovered the pilot and 7 passengers from the water about 80 minutes after the ditching.
The passenger who died before the first responders arrived was found wearing a partially inflated infant life vest. Another
passenger reported that he also inadvertently used an infant life vest, which he said seemed "small or tight" but "worked fine." If the pilot had provided a safety briefing, as required by regulations, to the passengers that included the ditching procedures and location and usage of floatation equipment, the passengers might have been able to find and use the correct size flotation device.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of engine power due to the fracture of multiple blades on the compressor turbine wheel, which resulted in a ditching. The reason for the blade failures could not be determined due to secondary thermal damage to the blades."
Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 5 months | Accident number: | WPR14FA068 | Download report: | Summary report
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accident date:
11-12-2013type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
registration: N687MA
accident date:
11-12-2013type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
registration: N687MA
accident date:
11-12-2013type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
registration: N687MA
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Kalaupapa Airport, HI to Honolulu International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 99 km (62 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from 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.