OAK69D0193

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Pepeekeo, HI · December 15, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 15, 1968
Place
Pepeekeo, HI · PEPEEKEO, HI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4698RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191852

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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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3-4472  68/12/15 NR.PEPEEKEO HAWAII    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2500
        TIME - 1136                    N4698R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEPEEKEO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DITCHED ACFT APRXLY 1 MILE OFF SHORE IN OCEAN.

Aircraft

Registration
N4698R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pepeekeo

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