# Accident 19791005030629A: Beech 6580, Princeville, HI, October 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Princeville, HI
- Airport: Princeville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 22.2092° N, 159.4455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRINCEVILLE (HI01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.2092&lon=-159.4455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1590S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1590S-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 253 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005030629A

## Narrative

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

LEFT BRAKE FAILED ON LANDING. FOUND LEFT BRAKE PUCK WORN OUT.

## 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 LAX80FJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA01), Oct 5, 1979: Beech 65-80 (N1590S), Princeville, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1590S (1)

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

- [Accident 19870115000519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870115000519A), Jan 15, 1987: Beech 6580 (N1590S), Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage. Engines failed after takeoff. Aircraft struck a tree during forced landing. Pilot failed to select fullest tanks.

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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