# NTSB OAK69D0193: Piper PA-28, N4698R, Pepeekeo, HI, December 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1968
- Place: Pepeekeo, HI · PEPEEKEO, HI
- Location: 19.8325° N, 155.1056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pepeekeo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.8325&lon=-155.1056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0193
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0193

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4698R-1969-02-11), registration cancelled 1969-02-11, S/N 28-21462 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pepeekeo

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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