# Accident 19770825040149A: Stbros SC73, Kailua Kona, HI, August 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1977
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Airport: Ke-Ahole
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4917-1978-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 SKYVAN (registry code 8100611, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc-7-skyvan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC73
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 25,701 total, 161 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770825040149A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK77FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA050), Aug 25, 1977: Skyvan SC-7 (N4917), Kailua Kona, HI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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