# NTSB LAX80FJA22: Myna Bird 1, N5574K, Lihue, HI, July 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1980
- Place: Lihue, HI · LIHUE, HI
- Location: 21.9722° N, 159.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9722&lon=-159.3560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FJA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1662  80/7/28    LIHUE,HI            MYNA BIRD 1         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 575
        TIME - 1434                    N5574K              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIHUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIHUE,HI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH B-18,N99799,MINOR DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5574K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5574K-1983-04-12), registration cancelled 1983-04-12, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MYNA BIRD 1
- Registry model: [Wells-Kaluahini MYNAH BIRD](https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-kaluahini-mynah-bird) (registry code 05613J1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lihue

## 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 19800728039599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728039599A), Jul 28, 1980: Amtr MYNABIRD, Lihue Kauai, HI, Substantial damage. Became airborne on high speed taxi test. Drifted off runway, stalled, hit aircraft parked on ramp.

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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