# NTSB OAK79DAMS6: Piper PA-28, N30775, Maui, HI, June 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1979
- Place: Maui, HI · MAUI, HI
- Location: 20.7702° N, 156.2682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maui, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7702&lon=-156.2682&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DAMS6
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DAMS6

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30775-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 28-7816547, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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 19790625043999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625043999A), Jun 25, 1979: Piper PA28161, Kabului, HI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness observed aircraft in area. Saw light descend into ocean. Found seat of airplane in area. Nothing else found

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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