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Piper PA-28-140 N16524

7 February 1982 · Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 7 February 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N16524, operated by Caroline Kang/Ca. McCluney Co., was involved in an accident near Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States
Nearest airport
Kalaupapa
Coordinates
21.1895, -156.9793
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N16524
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Caroline Kang/Ca. McCluney Co.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Honolulu → Kalaupapa
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX82FJA04

People

4 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 4 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN RUNWAY 5 WITH THE WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN NEARING THE END OF THE RUNWAY SHE PUT ON FULL THROTTLE TO INITIATE A GO AROUND BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 180 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 5 IN THREE FOOT HIGH LAVA BOULDERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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