Cessna A150K accident near Hanakuli, Hawaii, March 13, 1986
On March 13, 1986 at about 1:50 am local time, a Cessna A150K, registered N8467M, was destroyed in an accident near Hanakuli, Hawaii (Nas Barbers P1 airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 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
- March 13, 1986 · about 1:50 am local time
- Place
- Hanakuli, Hawaii · Nas Barbers P1 · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A150K · all A150Ks on the register
- Registration
- N8467M · no longer on the register · serial A15000167
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS DITCHED IN PACIFIC OCEAN AFTER THE ENG QUIT. RECOVERED INBOARD PORTION OF LEFT WING SHOWED GAS TANK CAP MISSING. THE DITCHING OCCURRED 1 MILE FROM SHORE AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE PICKED UP UNHARMED AFTER 20 MINUTES IN THE WATER. THE PLT SAID THE ENG MADE A SOUND 'LIKE A RUSH OF AIR, A SLIGHT COUGH AND THEN SILENCE.'
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 121 hours in all; 38 in this make and model; 121 in the last 90 days; 90 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,211 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 10, 1985; 58 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Barbers Point Nas Flying Club
The flight
- Departed from: NAX Barbers Point HI at 12:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 17 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:55 pm from NAX, 8 miles away
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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