# Accident 19801016057439A: Piper J3, Waialua, HI, October 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1980, 13:40 local time
- Place: Waialua, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5674° N, 158.1205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waialua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5674&lon=-158.1205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62222, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62222-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 968 total, 4 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801016057439A

## Narrative

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

FLYING SLOW AND LOW CHASING WILD BOAR. AIRPLANE STALLED IN STEEP TURN. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

## 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 LAX81FJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA02), Oct 16, 1980: Piper J3-65D (N62222), Waialua, 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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