# Incident 19810401029799I: Beech EXPEDITOR3TM, Kahului, HI, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 05:30 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Maui
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8129° N, 156.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Maui (Puunene) Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8129&lon=-156.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6125, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6125-1984-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3 TM (registry code 1151040, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3-tm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH EXPEDITOR3TM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401029799I

## Narrative

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

DURING RUNUP BEFORE TAKEOFF A WIND SHIFT RAISED THE TAIL CAUSING THE PROPS TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N6125 (3)

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

- [Incident 19820821047769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821047769I), Aug 21, 1982: Beech 3TM (N6125), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing due to a broken lower drag link.
- [Incident 19800708059999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708059999I), Jul 8, 1980: Beech 3TM (N6125), Kahului, HI. Rudder control lost on takeoff, rudder cable had separated, broken area was rusty.
- [Accident 19740228005161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740228005161A), Feb 28, 1974: Beech TC45G (N6125), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Beech taxied into rear of Cessna. Twr didnt advise of traffic.

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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