- Date
- October 10, 1969
- Place
- Kalaupapa, HI · KALAUPAPA, HI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N163FCPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158813
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2698 69/10/10 KALAUPAPA,HAWAII PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1620 N163FC PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 34, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAUPAPA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HAWAII KONA,HAWAII TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- LOW ALT DSNDG,UN GET CTL WHEEL BACK.FULL NOSE UP TRIM,PWR USED FOR LVL OFF.ACFT SANK IN DEEP WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N163FC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kalaupapa
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