# NTSB LAX70A0006: Dehavilland DH104, N88G, Kekaha, HI, July 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1969
- Place: Kekaha, HI · KEKAHA, HI
- Location: 21.9679° N, 159.7152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kekaha, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9679&lon=-159.7152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 7 serious, 3 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70A0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3781  69/7/25    KEKAHA,HAWAII       DEHAVILLAND DH104   CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 13900
        TIME - 1745                    N88G                PX-  1  5  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALAUPAPA,HAWAII            LIHUE,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT JUST ABOVE TREES.ACFT SETTLED,PLT INCR PWR.NR 3 EXH VALVE L ENG FAILED.SIGHT SEEING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88G-1971-03-20), registration cancelled 1971-03-20, S/N 04360 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6ba) (registry code 2800412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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