A single-engine airplane with four people aboard made a forced landing Friday on the eastern end of Molo­kai near Cape Halawa, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

All four were airlifted by a Maui rescue helicopter to a landing zone at Puu o Hoku Ranch.

One person was flown by Maui Mede­vac to Maui Memorial Hospital in serious condition, and three other people who suffered minor injuries were transported by medics to Molo­kai General Hospital for further evaluation, Maui Fire spokes­­man Capt. Rylan Yatsu­shiro said.

According to initial rescue reports, four people survived the forced landing. Of the four, three were able to walk and one required assistance.

"Everybody’s fine," said Michael S. Richards, the registered owner of the airplane.

Richards, interviewed by telephone as he was at Molo­kai General Hospital, said the man airlifted to Maui Memorial Medical Center had joint pain.

FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said according to an initial report, the Cessna 172 lost engine power at about 2 p.m. Fire officials said the forced landing took place at the 3,000-foot level near Halawa Falls.

Based on the airplane’s tail number, the aircraft is owned by Hawaiian Night Lights LLC, an aviation business that, according to the state, was formed in 2006 by Richards, of Hau­ula.