- Date
- May 18, 1978
- Place
- Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4394XPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780518011829A
- Case key
- 142334
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0867 78/5/18 HONOLULU,HI PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 6855 TIME - 0235 N4394X PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HI CHRISTMAS ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE LANDING LIGHT(S) REMARKS- TURNED OFF LDG LITES DUE TO LDG TRAFFIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4394X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Honolulu Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.