# Accident 19800529016939A: Beech E18S, Lanai City, HI, May 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lanai City, HI
- Airport: Lanai
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 20.7856° N, 156.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANAI (LNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7856&lon=-156.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777AF-1985-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 716 total, 198 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FJA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800529016939A

## Narrative

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

GROUND-LOOPED LANDING IN LIGHT, 90-DEGREE CROSSWIND. TAIL STRUCK EMBANKMENT ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX80FJA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA15), May 29, 1980: Beech E18S (N777AF), Lanai, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N777AF (1)

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

- [Incident 19800118015039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800118015039I), Jan 18, 1980: Beech E18S (N777AF), Kaunakakai, HI, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft on landing with crosswind. Tailwheel struck large rock, separating from aircraft.

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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