# NTSB OAK78FJA13: Cessna 172, N3811Q, Hana, HI, August 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1978
- Place: Hana, HI · HANA, HI
- Location: 20.7743° N, 156.0131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hana, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7743&lon=-156.0131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FJA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FJA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3811Q-1982-08-07), registration cancelled 1982-08-07, S/N 17259911, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hana

## 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 19780817023899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780817023899A), Aug 17, 1978: Cessna 172L, Hana, HI, Substantial damage. Intersection tkof. Not endorsed solo C-172.

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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