# NTSB OAK68F0070: Dehavilland 104, N668R, Lahaina, HI, July 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1967
- Place: Lahaina, HI · LAHAINA, HI
- Location: 20.8860° N, 156.6662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lahaina, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8860&lon=-156.6662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 13 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N668R-2011-03-17), registration cancelled 2011-03-17, S/N 04250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND 104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-5a) (registry code 2800406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kaanapali

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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