De Havilland 104-5A N42S
23 July 1978 · Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1978 at about 09:20 local time, a De Havilland 104-5A registered N42S, operated by Hawaii Air TOU, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States. 11 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ke-Ahole
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland 104-5A
- Registration
- N42S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Hawaii Air TOU
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Ke-Ahole, Kona, Hi → Kahului, Hi
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2727
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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
PILOTS ATTENTION DIVERTED TO ADJUST RADIO.ACFT ROLLED FORWARD 6FT, PROP HIT TAIL OF N16722.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland 104 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1977 | De Havilland 104 | Addison, Texas, United States | Falcon Airways | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1971 | De Havilland 104-7X | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Apache Airline | Fatal | 12 |
| 16 Apr 1970 | De Havilland 104-6A | Morris, Illinois, United States | Fidelity Prope | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1968 | De Havilland 104 | Richmond, Ohio, United States | E.j.bennes Co. | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jul 1967 | De Havilland 104 | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | Sky Tours Haw* | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1966 | De Havilland 104-6A | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |