HANA, HI, USA
N95811
CESSNA 182Q
THE ACFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR ABOUT 8 MI NORTH OF HANA, HI, WHILE ON AN OVER-WATER FLT. WHEN IT DID NOT RETURN FROM THE FLT, A SEARCH WAS INTIATED, BUT THE ACFT WAS NOT FOUND. ONLY THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT (WHICH WASHED ASHORE) AND A LIFE VEST (FOUND BY FISHERMEN) WERE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS COMING FROM THE ACFT. THE PLT AND PASSENGERS WERE PRESUMED TO HAVE DIED FROM INJURIES AND/OR DROWNING. THEY WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DRINKING AT A BAR PRIOR TO TO THE FLT; HOWEVER, THE PLT'S PHYSICAL CONDITION AND THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL THAT HE MIGHT HAVE CONSUMED WERE NOT DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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