# NTSB OAK74FJA10: Cessna 177A, N30599, Kalapana, HI, December 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1973
- Place: Kalapana, HI · KALAPANA, HI
- Location: 19.3566° N, 154.9752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalapana, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.3566&lon=-154.9752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FJA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3934  73/12/14   KALAPANA,HAWAII     CESSNA 177A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1278
        TIME - 1535                    N30599              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 319 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HAWAII             KALAPANA,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED ON 15 DEG UPSLOPE MACADAM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30599](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30599), registered now, S/N 17701351, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731214041749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214041749A), Dec 14, 1973: Cessna 177A, Kalapana, HI, Substantial damage. Acft landed on 15 deg upslope macadam road.

## Other investigations on N30599 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX04CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA136), Feb 16, 2004: Cessna 177A (N30599), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoising down the runway.

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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