OAK69D0146

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Lahaina, HI · September 23, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 23, 1968
Place
Lahaina, HI · LAHAINA, HI
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3770WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report November 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108327

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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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3-3232  68/9/23  NR.LAHAINA,HAWAII     PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3770W              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/15/68. CRASHED INTO SIDE OF MT CLIFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N3770W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.