# Accident 19731214041749A: Cessna 177A, Kalapana, HI, December 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1973
- Place: Kalapana, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 19.3566° N, 154.9752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalapana, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.3566&lon=-154.9752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30599, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30599) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,278 total, 319 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214041749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT LANDED ON 15 DEG UPSLOPE MACADAM ROAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK74FJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA10), Dec 14, 1973: Cessna 177A (N30599), Kalapana, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30599 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040214021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040214021799A), Feb 14, 2004: Cessna 177A (N30599), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) Accident occurred during a night landing following an ILS approach in VMC. By the pilot's statement a significant gust caused the aircraft to assume a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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