# NTSB OAK70D0018: Giant Bee, N3511, Honolulu, HI, June 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1969
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1717  69/6/22    HONOLULU,HAWAII     GIANT BEE           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3905
        TIME - 0845                    N3511               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS BARBERS POINT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INITIAL TEST FLT,PLT ENCOUNTERED A PITCH CONTROLLABILITY PROBLEM,CG MOST REARWARD AT T/0.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3511](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3511-1970-09-18), registration cancelled 1970-09-18, S/N F100A (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GIANT BEE
- Registry model: [Giant BEE](https://openairdocs.org/model/giant-bee) (registry code 05611AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nas Barbers Point

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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