# Accident 20170630009779A: Piper PA-28-140, Honolulu, HI, June 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2017, 13:18 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3167° N, 157.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3167&lon=-157.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4244T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4244T-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170630009779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED HNL WITH CLEARANCE FOR REDHILL 2 DEPARTURE IN PA-28-140 WITH HIMSELF AND 2 OTHER PILOT PASSENGERS. ACCORDING TO PAX, JUERA HIGA, PLANE DID NOT PRODUCE MUCH POWER ON CLIMB OUT AND ENGINE STOPPED FUNCTIONING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED THAT THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO NOTICE IMPENDING STALL AND STARTED TO "PANIC" AT 300 FEET AGL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMMEDIATELY ASSUMED CONTROLS, LOWERED THE NOSE AND RAPIDLY TURNED RIGHT FOLLOWED BY A LEFT TURN TO A FLAT RIVERBED AREA UNDER THE MOANA LOA FREEWAY.  ACFT HIT RIVER BED, SKIDDED FLAT UNDER THE BRIDGE, SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO A STOP WITH IN 75 FEET AFTER GROUND CONTACT.  POST CRASH FIRED ENSUED. WITNESSES ASSISTED EVACUATION OF AIRCRAFT.  INJURIES UNKNOWN.  ALL PERSONNEL ADMITTED TO QUEENS HOSPITAL.  PASSENGER (PILOT) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SPOKE TO FAA.  PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REFUSED TO SPEAK TO FAA.  ATC LAST COMMUNICATION WITH N4244T WAS A HAND OFF TO DEPARTURE CONTROL.  NO COMMUNICATION WAS MADE TO DEPARTURE CONTROL FOR AIRCRAFT.  HCF WAS UNAWARE THAT N4244T WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND DID NOT ACTIVELY SEARCH FOR AIRCRAFT.  HAND OFF FROM HNL TOWER TO HCF DEPARTURE CONTROL WAS NOT ESTABLISHED.  HCF DEPARTURE CONTROL NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT BY LOCAL HNL FSDO IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECIEVING CALL FROM HNL SHERIFF DEPARTMENT.

## 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 WPR17LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA138), Jun 30, 2017: Piper PA 28-140 (N4244T), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined due to impact and fire 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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