OAK78FJA13

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Hana, HI · August 17, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1978
Place
Hana, HI · HANA, HI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3811QCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780817023899A
Case key
139959

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2075  78/8/17    HANA,HI             CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 0740                    N3811Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANA,HI                     KAHULUI,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- INTERSECTION TKOF.NOT ENDORSED SOLO C-172.

Aircraft

Registration
N3811Q
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hana

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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.