# Accident 20060430008669A: Parten P68, Kaluakoi, HI, April 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2006, 19:55 local time
- Place: Kaluakoi, HI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.1478° N, 157.2583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1478&lon=-157.2583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4574C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4574C-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Partenavia P 68 OBSERVER (registry code 6780103, https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68-observer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARTEN P68
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,329 total, 109 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060430008669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUE TO THE SERIOUS INJURIES SUSTAINED TO THE PILOT, ONLY A BRIEF INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED AT THE QUEENS HOSPITAL, HONOLULU, HAWAII. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL NIGHT TAKEOFF THAT REQUIRED A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN TO AVOID RAISING TERRAIN, THE TAKEOFF AND CLIMB WAS NORMAL WITH NO INDICATIONS OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. DURING THE CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE RISING TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 200.'

## 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 LAX06LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA155), May 1, 2006: Partenavia P68 (N4574C), Kaunakakai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain a proper climb rate and to maintain adequate clearance from the terrain during the initial climb in dark night conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with…

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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