Partenavia P68 N4574C
1 May 2006 · Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 May 2006 at about 06:00 local time, a Partenavia P68 registered N4574C was involved in an accident near Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Panda Airport (HI49)
- Coordinates
- 21.1478, -157.2583
- Aircraft
- Partenavia P68
- Registration
- N4574C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kaunakakai → Honolulu
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX06LA155
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to attain a proper climb rate and to maintain adequate clearance from the terrain during the initial climb in dark night conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane descended into terrain during the takeoff initial climb from a private airstrip in dark night conditions. The four passengers had been flown to the departure airport earlier in the day. After several hours at the destination, the pilot and passengers boarded the airplane and waited for two other airplanes to depart. During the initial climb, the pilot banked the airplane to the right, due to the upsloping terrain in the opposite direction (left) and noise abatement concerns; this maneuver was a standard departure procedure. The airplane collided with the gradually upsloping terrain, coming to rest upright. The pilot did not believe that he had experienced a loss of power. The accident occurred in dark night conditions, about 1 hour after sunset. In his written report, the pilot said he only had 10 hours of total night flying experience.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Partenavia P68 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2010 | Partenavia P.68 | Anthony, New Mexico, United States | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 2011 | Partenavia P68 | Cojedes, Venezuela | Said Jose Saldivia Padua | Fatal | 5 |
| 23 Sep 2021 | Partenavia P68 | Bush Bay Beach, Co. Wexford, Ireland | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Partenavia P68 | Bhopal, India | - | Unknown | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Apr 2006 | Cessna 172S | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Jan 2006 | Eurocopter EC 130B4 | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | Helicopter Consultants of Maui, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Cessna 177B | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | Anderson Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |