# Accident 20091017019509A: Cessna 172S, Honolulu, HI, October 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2009, 11:10 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: F7HS
- Location: 21.3186° N, 157.9222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3186&lon=-157.9222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5329L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329L-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091017019509A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT OF N5329L, C-172S, RUNWAY 4L, DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE LEFT HAND WINDOW OPENED.  THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE WINDOW, GOT AIRBORNE AND VEERED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 4L.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 4L AND TAXIWAY FOXTROT.

## 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 WPR10CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA019), Oct 17, 2009: Cessna 172S (N5329L), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's distraction and subsequent loss of airplane control after the cabin window opened during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N5329L (2)

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

- [Accident 20080730848549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080730848549A), Jul 30, 2008: Cessna 172S (N5329L), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) While taxiing for takeoff, a Cessna 172, N5329L was struck on the side by the jet blast of a parked MD-11, N584FE, that had an engine running. The…
- [Accident 20030529013179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030529013179A), May 29, 2003: Cessna 172S (N5329L), Kapolei, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) The flight instructor stated that after completing five (5) unassisted takeoffs and landings the student pilot was cleared for solo flight. On the first…

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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