# NTSB Accident ANC23LA012
> **CESSNA 208B** · 2023-01-16 · Kualapuu, HI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC23LA012
- **Event ID:** 20230117106589
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-01-16
- **Location:** Kualapuu, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.139551, -157.13452
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N236KA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude during a circling approach procedure in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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