# Accident 19771231040579A: Piper PA28R, Ke-Ahole, HI, December 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1977
- Place: Ke-Ahole, HI
- Airport: Ke-Ahole
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N56357, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56357-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 19,506 total, 0 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771231040579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION.WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 OAK78DA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA012), Dec 31, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N56357), Ke-Ahole, HI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N56357 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770109000599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770109000599A), Jan 9, 1977: Piper PA28R (N56357), Lanai City, HI, Substantial damage. Copilot was japanese pilot with no us rating.

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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