# Accident 19740112000959A: Beech 19A, Lahaina, HI, January 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1974
- Place: Lahaina, HI
- Airport: Kaanapali
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 20.9450° N, 156.6900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kaanapali Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.9450&lon=-156.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6978Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6978Q-1977-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 2 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FJA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112000959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SUGAR CANE FLD ABT 100 FT SHORT OF RWY. GUSTING TO 22K. APCH DIFFICULT FOR LOW TIME PLT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK74FJA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA13), Jan 12, 1974: Beech 19A (N6978Q), Lahaina, HI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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