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PRELIJ\IllNARY R8PORT Occurrence Date: 10/21/2013 Investigated By: NTSB -I ~ •• ... _;., ... 

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Location/Time 

Nearest City/Place State Zip Code Local Time Time Zone 

Maui HI 1845 HST 

Aircraft Information 

Registration Number Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Number 

N861MA CESSNA 208/B 

Type of Aircraft: Airplane Amateur Built Aircraft? 

Injury Summary: Fatal Serious I Minor I None 10 

Revenue Sightseeing Flight: No Air Medical Transport Flight: No 

Narrative 

Brief narrative statement of facts, conditions and circumstances pertinent to the accident/incident: 

*** Note: NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a 

significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various 

sources to prepare this aircraft accident report. *** 

On October 21, 2013, at about 1845 Hawaii standard time, a Cessna 208B, N861MA, sustained substantial 

damage during an emergency landing, about 13 miles south of the Kahului Airport (OGG), Kahului,Hawaii. 

The airplane was registered to Mokulele Flight Service Inc., and operated by Mokulele Airlines as 

flight number 1770, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 0 The airline 

transport pilot, commercial pilot, and eight passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological 

conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The scheduled domestic 

flight originated at about 1830, from OGG with a planned destination of Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) 

Hawaii. 

According to the flight crew, during climb out, at about 8500 feet, mean sea level, a loud bang was 

heard followed by a loss of engine power. The flight crew turned the airplane and proceeded back 

towards the island of Maui, about9 miles south of their position. Emergency checklists were 

accomplished and the pilots elected to perform an emergency landing on the Piilani highway (state 

route 31) 0 During the landing roll out, the airplane strucktwo highway traffic signs that 

causedsubstantial damage to the wing. 

The airplane is being recovered to a secure storage facility for further examination. 

Updated on Nov 4 2013 9:11PM 

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Other Aircraft Involved 

Registration Number Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Number 

Accident Information 

Aircraft Damage: Substantial I Accident Occurred During: 

Crew Name Certificate No. Injury 

Pilot None 

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3 

4 

5 

6 

Operator Information 

Name -'- Operator Designator Code Doing Business As 

MOKULELE FLIGHT SERVICE INC MK9A 

Street Address I City I State I Zip Code 

-Type of Certificate(s) Held: 

Air Carrier Operating Certificate(s): Commuter Air Carrier; On-demand Air Taxi 

Operating Certificate: I Operator Certificate: 

Regulation Flight Conducted Under: Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter 

Type of Flight Operations Conducted: Scheduled; Domestic; Passenger Only 

Flight Plan/Itinerary 

Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR 

Last Departure Point I State Airport Identifier 

Kahului HI OGG 

Destination I State Airport Identifier 

Waimea-Kohala HI MUE 

Weather Information 

Investigator's Source: I Facility ID: OGG Observation Time (Local): 

Sky/Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered FtAGL 

Lowest Ceiling: None Ft AGL I Visibility: 10 SM I Altimeter: 29.96 "Hg 

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Occurrence Date: 10/21/2013 

Occurrence Type: Accident 

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Temperature: oc I Dew Point: 18 oc Wind Direction: 20 I 

Wind Speed: 5 Kts. I Gusts: Kts. Weather Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions 

Administration Data 

Notification From 

Regional Operations Center 

FAA District Office/Coordinator 

FAA 

Herman Rios 

Date 

Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) 

Albert P. Nixon 

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