# NTSB OAK79DA017: Boeing 737, N73711, Honolulu, HI, February 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1979
- Place: Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 75 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0007  79/2/21  NR.HONOLULU,HI        BOEING 737          CR-  0  2  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0730                    N73711              PX-  0  0 72                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - ALOHA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KONA,HA                     HONOLULU,HA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     110
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CABIN ATTENDANTS REMAINED IN HOSPITAL OVER 48HRS FOR OBSERVATION DUE TO INJURIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73711](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73711-1988-08-26), registration cancelled 1988-08-26, S/N 20209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-297](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-297) (registry code 1384480) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N73711 (1)

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 DCA88MA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA054), Apr 28, 1988: Boeing 737-297 (N73711), Maui, HI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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