# Accident 19800728039599A: Amtr MYNABIRD, Lihue Kauai, HI, July 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lihue Kauai, HI
- Airport: Lihue
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.9760° N, 159.3390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIHUE (LIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9760&lon=-159.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5574K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5574K-1983-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells-Kaluahini MYNAH BIRD (registry code 05613J1, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-kaluahini-mynah-bird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MYNABIRD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 0 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FJA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728039599A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY, STALLED, HIT AIRCRAFT PARKED ON RAMP.

## 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 LAX80FJA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA22), Jul 28, 1980: Myna Bird 1 (N5574K), Lihue, 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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