# NTSB OAK68F0254: Dehaviland DHC-6, N8081N, Honolulu, HI, December 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1967
- Place: Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0254
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0254

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4523  67/12/16   HONOLULU,HAWAII     DEHAVILAND DHC-6    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1123                    N8081N              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            47, 6739 TOTAL HOURS, 166
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       19
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 60 DEGREES 19 KNOTS GUSTING 23 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8081N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8081N-1976-02-06), registration cancelled 1976-02-06, S/N 54, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILAND DHC-6
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter-210) (registry code 2802607) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Honolulu Intl.

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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