# Incident 19780725039379I: Beech D18S, Kalaupapa, HI, July 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1978, 16:25 local time
- Place: Kalaupapa, HI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 21.1895° N, 156.9818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalaupapa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1895&lon=-156.9818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187R-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,600 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780725039379I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT CHECK FOR GEAR SAFE LIGHT, TRIED TO GO AROUND WHEN AIRPLANE STARTED TO SETTLE. DIDNT MAKE IT.

## Other reports on N187R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920515020459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920515020459I), May 15, 1992: Beech D18S (N187R), Kalaupapa, HI, Minor damage. Landed short of runway. Nose wheel sheared off. Pilot blamed down draft.

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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