Honolulu – Kalaupapa – Kaanapali

On November 3, 1969 at 03:27 PM, Honolulu – Kalaupapa – Kaanapali experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by Sky Tours Hawaii, with the event recorded near Kalaupapa Hawaii.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Kalaupapa in good weather conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the ground 38 feet short of runway threshold. On impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the airplane came to rest on its belly. All 13 occupants were injured, four of them seriously. The aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration N669R, MSN 04388, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 21.1902°, -156.9828°.