# Accident 19801001057129A: Beech 3NM, Hilo, HI, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 07:40 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hakalau
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IAHA
- Location: 19.7225° N, 155.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7225&lon=-155.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6620-1982-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,979 total, 794 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001057129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA01), Oct 1, 1980: Beech 3NM (N6620), Hilo, HI, substantial damage

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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