# NTSB OAK75FJA05: Cessna 177A, N30283, Kamuela, HI, October 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1974
- Place: Kamuela, HI · KAMUELA, HI
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FJA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FJA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3324  74/10/22   KAMUELA,HAWAII      CESSNA 177A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 226
        TIME - 0915                    N30283              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAMUELA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILO,HAWAII                 KAMUELA,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LOW ALT TURN TO AVOID TREE.WG HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30283](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30283-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 17701173 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kamuela

## 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 19741022036069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741022036069A), Oct 22, 1974: Cessna 177A, Kamuela, HI, Substantial damage. Low alt turn to avoid tree. Wg hit fence.

## Other investigations on N30283 (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 OAK70D0144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0144), Oct 16, 1969: Cessna 177 (N30283), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage

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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