# NTSB LAX80DJA13: Piper PA-28, N35789, Kailua Kona, HI, March 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1980
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI · KAILUA KONA, HI
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DJA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0353  80/3/12    KAILUA,KONA,HI.     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N35789              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KE-AHOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAILUA,KONA,HI.             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35789](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35789), registered now, S/N 28-8016230, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ke-Ahole

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800312005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800312005189A), Mar 12, 1980: Piper PA28161, Kailua Kona, HI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off side of runway into rocks.

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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