Piper PA-28-140 accident near Honolulu, HI
On November 4, 1994, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Honolulu, HI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 4, 1994
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 21.301°N, 157.851°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02609
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 4, 1994, at 1130 hours Hawaiian standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N3198Q, was destroyed after descending into a commercial building during the initial climb at the Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii. According to the communications tapes at Honolulu Air Traffic Control Tower (ACTC), the pilot had declared an emergency and was returning to the airport. The accident occurred about 1/4-mile north of the airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight, and a VFR Hawaiian Island Reporting Service (IRS) flight plan had been filed. Both the pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. The airplane departed runway 4L, destined for Lihue Airport on the island of Kauai. The pilot obtained a preflight weather briefing prior to departure. At 1126:48, Aloha Airlines flight 354 (AAH354), a Boeing 737, was cleared for takeoff on runway 8L from intersection "Lima" with 7,500 feet of runway remaining. At 1127:23, while the accident airplane was still on taxiway "Charlie", the Honolulu ACTC cleared the airplane to "cross runway 4R and runway 4L cleared for takeoff caution wake turbulence for the departing Boeing." The clearance was repeated again at 1127:35 to the accident airplane. The pilot read back the clearance except for the caution wake turbulence. According to radar data, at 1128:05, AAH354 was passing through 2,000 feet msl. At 1129:12, the pilot of the Piper was requested (and he acknowledged) a left turn direct to Tripler Hospital, and resume the Redhill 3 departure at pilot's discretion. At 1129
Probable cause
Improper loading of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
