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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech D18S · Honolulu, HI · January 8, 1980

Date
January 8, 1980 · 06:35 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N641E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA033
Reported as
Beech D18S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
11,625 total6,900 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot caught in thunderstorms. Attempted to return to airport but collided with high terrain.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CAUGHT IN THUNDERSTORMS. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT BUT COLLIDED WITH HIGH TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.