# Incident 19780615045979I: Doug C54BDC, Honolulu, HI, June 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1978, 18:28 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ADI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401AD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C54BDC
- Reported engine: PWA R2000*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78IA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780615045979I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED AT FIRST POWER REDUCTION. ENGINE TORN FROM THE MOUNT AND WAS FOUND ON RUNWAY.

## 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 OAK78IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78IA056), Jun 15, 1978: Douglas DC-4 (N401AD), Honolulu, HI, incident, minor damage

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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