19801001057129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 3NM · Hilo, HI · October 1, 1980

Date
October 1, 1980 · 07:40 local
Place
Hilo, HI
Airport
Hakalau
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IAHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6620
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FJA01
Reported as
Beech 3NM
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,979 total794 in this make and model110 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.

Both engines quit due to fuel exhaustion. Landed on duster strip. Hit pole, overturned.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED ON DUSTER STRIP. HIT POLE, OVERTURNED.

NTSB investigation

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