# Accident 20221215019539A: Beech 77, Lihue, HI, December 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2022, 12:10 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Airport: Lihue
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.9707° N, 159.3518° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9707&lon=-159.3518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 38 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221215019539A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 LIHUE AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATLY 100FT AGL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN AERODYNAMIC STALL AND CRASHED OUTSIDE PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 ANC23LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA009), Dec 15, 2022: Beech 77 (N991AB), Lihue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s exceedance of its critical angle of attack after encountering a downdraft during departure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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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