# NTSB OAK78FJA15: Piper PA-28, N8898E, Kailua-Kona, HI, August 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1978
- Place: Kailua-Kona, HI · KAILUA-KONA, HI
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FJA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FJA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2833  78/8/23    KAILUA-KONA,HI      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N8898E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KE-AHOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAILUA-KONA,HI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE RAN OK AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8898E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8898E-1982-03-22), registration cancelled 1982-03-22, S/N 28-7615172, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ke-Ahole

## 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 19780823030979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780823030979A), Aug 23, 1978: Piper PA28151, Kailua-Kona, Substantial damage. Engine ran ok after the accident.

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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