# Incident 19791126045619I: Beech D18S, Kailua Kona, HI, November 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Airport: Ke Ahole
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4193, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4193-2012-11-20) (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: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 4,600 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/19791126045619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER GEAR BEFORE LANDING, PROPS STRUCK RUNWAY, PILOT MADE GO AROUND AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N4193 (3)

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

- [Accident 19911110050039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110050039A), Nov 10, 1991: Beech D18S (N4193), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Left mag drive shaft failed stopped left engine on approach. Ditched in bay. Unable sustain flight on good engine.
- [Incident 19881210066762I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881210066762I), Dec 10, 1988: Beech D18S (N4193), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. While taxiing to ramp after landing was struck on nose by NR5797M at intersection.
- [Incident 19810326025579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810326025579I), Mar 26, 1981: Beech D18S (N4193), Kahuluni, HI. Enroute cabin airstair door opened. Emergency landing. Found nothing wrong with door locking mechanism.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.