# NTSB OAK76DJA23: Boeing A75N1, N63216, Hanapepe, HI, September 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1976
- Place: Hanapepe, HI · HANAPEPE, HI
- Location: 21.9146° N, 159.5860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanapepe, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9146&lon=-159.5860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DJA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DJA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2539   76/9/1    HANAPEPE,HI         BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N63216              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 52, 9820 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            825 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ALLEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANAPEPE,HI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  825                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- BLOWER FAILED DUE FOD FRM UNDET SOURCE. SWERVED TO AVOID ROCKS & OCEAN. SPRAYING SUGAR CANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63216](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63216-1984-11-16), registration cancelled 1984-11-16, S/N 75-2163 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Allen

## 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 19760901029119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901029119A), Sep 1, 1976: Boeing N2S3, Hanapepe, HI, Substantial damage. Blower failed due FOD frm undet source. Swerved to avoid rocks & ocean. Spraying sugar cane.

## Other investigations on N63216 (2)

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 OAK76DJA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DJA11), May 17, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N63216), Koloa, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71DJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DJA02), Aug 3, 1970: Stearman PT-17 (N63216), Naalehu, 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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