# NTSB OAK68F0283: Piper PA-28, N6649W, Waipahu, HI, February 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1968
- Place: Waipahu, HI · WAIPAHU, HI
- Location: 21.3849° N, 158.0110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waipahu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3849&lon=-158.0110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0283

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0384   68/2/6    WAIPAHU,HAWAII      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1005                    N6649W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 360 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            160 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUNIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED SHORT OF RNWY DURING PRACTICE FORCED LNDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6649W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6649W-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 28-20750, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kunia

## Other investigations on N6649W (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK67F0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0152), Nov 7, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6649W), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage

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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