Cessna 402C incident near Kalaupapa, Hawaii, February 28, 1984
On February 28, 1984 at about 7:20 pm local time, a Cessna 402C, registered N206RH, suffered minor damage in an incident near Kalaupapa, Hawaii (Kalaupapa airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 28, 1984 · about 7:20 pm local time
- Place
- Kalaupapa, Hawaii · Kalaupapa · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C · all 402Cs on the register
- Registration
- N206RH · registry record · serial 0206
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE ON FINAL TO RWY 23, A 20 FT WAVE RICOCHETED OFF THE RWY EMBANKMENT, STRIKING THE ACFT'S RT FLAP. THE PLT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND & LANDED ON RWY 05 WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RT FLAP CABLE HAD BROKEN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 14,585 hours in all; 12,500 in this make and model; 175 in the last 90 days; 14,585 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,700 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 6,850 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-VB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HNL Honolulu HI at 7:00 pm
- Destination: LUP Kalaupapa HI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 23, 2,760 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N206RH the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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