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NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland 104 · Lahaina, HI · July 29, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 29, 1967
Place
Lahaina, HI · LAHAINA, HI
Injuries
13 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N668RDehavilland 104
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115712

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2602  67/7/29    LAHAINA,HAWAII      DEHAVILLAND 104     CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1245                    N668R               PX-  0  0 11  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      39, 7900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAANAPALI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           86                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           6                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT AWARE VARIABLE WINDSHIFT CONDITIONS.UNEVENLY WORN BRAKES FADED DURING HEAVY BRAKING ACTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N668R
Reported as
Dehavilland 104
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kaanapali

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.