# NTSB LAX80FJA18: Cessna 172N, N172JB, Kahului, HI, June 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1980
- Place: Kahului, HI · KAHULUI, HI
- Location: 20.8587° N, 156.4684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kahului, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8587&lon=-156.4684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FJA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1500  80/6/14    KAHULUI,HI          CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N172JB              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAHULUI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                 KAHULUI,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N172JB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172JB-1980-11-18), registration cancelled 1980-11-18, S/N 17270442, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kahului

## 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 19800614019439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614019439A), Jun 14, 1980: Cessna 172N, Maui, HI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled on low VFR approach to airport. Struck houses. Scattered rain-showers in area.

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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