# NTSB OAK72FJA14: Dehavilland DH104, N4967N, Honolulu, HI, March 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1972
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FJA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FJA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0357   72/3/4    HONOLULU,HAWAII     DEHAVILLAND DH104   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1655                    N4967N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  26, 2493 TOTAL HOURS, 7
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HAWAII             LOCAL
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DITCHED OFF SHORE. ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4967N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4967N-1974-08-02), registration cancelled 1974-08-02, S/N 04340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (registry code 2800410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Honolulu Intl

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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