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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Maui, HI · June 25, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 25, 1979
Place
Maui, HI · MAUI, HI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N30775Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790625043999A
Case key
136124

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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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3-1011  79/6/25  NR.MAUI,HI            PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2058                    N30775              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANA,MAUI,HI               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX AND DAMAGE PRESUMED.ACFT OBSERVED DESCENDING RAPIDLY INTO WATER.

Aircraft

Registration
N30775
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
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.