# Accident 20070131020129A: Dhav DHC8103, Maui, HI, January 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2007, 13:32 local time
- Place: Maui, HI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KPVA
- Location: 21.1503° N, 157.0967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1503&lon=-157.0967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N979HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979HA-2017-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-103 (registry code 2809006, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8103
- Reported engine: PWA PW121
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,853 total, 2,713 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070131020129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MOKU 979 WAS A REPOSITION FERRY FLIGHT FROM HNL TO OGG. THERE WAS ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND TWO DEADHEADING PILOTS IN THE CABIN. THE PIC WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THERE WAS AN AIRSPEED INDICATION ANOMALY. HE REQUESTED ONE OF THE DEADHEADING PILOTS TO VISUALLY CHECK THE POSITION OF THE FLAPS. THE PILOT DID THAT, AND WENT TO THE COCKPIT TO REPORT HIS FINDINGS. WHEN HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS SEAT THE A/C ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND HE WAS BOUNCED OFF THE CEILING TWO TIMES AND SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT WERE TEMPORARILY INCAPACITATING. HE FELL TO THE CABIN FLOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO GET UP. THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE INJURED DEADHEADING PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. AN XRAY EXAMINATION REVEALED HE HAD SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THE L-1 VERTEBRAE. THE ATC AUDIO TAPE FROM HNL HCF INDICATES THAT TWO A/C REPORTED MODERATE TURBULENCE IN THE VICINITY, AND ONE OF THOSE A/C REPORTED OCCASIONAL SEVERE TURBULENCE. THOSE PIREPS WERE MADE MINUTES BEFORE MOKU 979 CHECKED IN WITH OGG APCON, BUT THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT RELAYED TO MOKU 979.

## 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 LAX07CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA077), Feb 1, 2007: Bombardier DHC-8-103 (N979HA), Kaunakakai, HI, no damage. Probable cause: an in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a deadheading crewmember.

## Other reports on N979HA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030905032629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030905032629I), Sep 5, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N979HA), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On 09/05/2003 at approx 07:08 local time a DHC-8-200 aircraft, registration number N979HA, operated by pcaa was taxiing out of the parking area at syr.…
- [Incident 19980403017379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980403017379I), Apr 3, 1998: Dhav DHC8102 (N979HA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Electrical odor detected. Returned to phl. Found metal flashlight shorting out window heat relay to floor board.

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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