# Accident 19780723029672A: Hwksly DH1142X, Kailua Kona, HI, July 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1978
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Airport: Ke-Ahole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- 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: N16722, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16722-2006-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH-114 (registry code 2800506, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GQ-30 MK2 (registry code 20005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-30-mk2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH1142X
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,500 total, 56 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FJA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FJA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723029672A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF N42S ALLOWED HIS ACFT TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE LEFT PROP CK TAIL OF N16722.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N42S, Hwksly DH1045A: [Accident 19780723029671A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723029671A)

## 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 OAK78FJA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FJA11), Jul 23, 1978: Dehavilland 114-24 (N16722), Kailua Kona, HI, substantial 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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