# NTSB OAK74FJA11: Piper PA-28, N4200T, Kukuihaele, HI, December 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1973
- Place: Kukuihaele, HI · KUKUIHAELE, HI
- Location: 20.1213° N, 155.5625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kukuihaele, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.1213&lon=-155.5625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FJA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3887  73/12/21 NR.KUKUIHAELE,HAWAII  PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1827                    N4200T              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HAWAII             HILO,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- DEBRIS IDENTIFIED FROM N4200T RECOVERED FROM OCEAN 12/22/73. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4200T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4200T-1974-02-05), registration cancelled 1974-02-05, S/N 28-7205088, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731221040119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731221040119A), Dec 21, 1973: Piper PA28180, Kukuihaele, HI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Debris identified from N4200T recovered from ocean 12/22/73. Injury index presumed.

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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