# Accident 19820428012749A: Beech E18S9700, Hakalau, HI, April 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1982, 21:34 local time
- Place: Hakalau, HI
- Airport: Hilo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IAHA
- Location: 21.3493° N, 157.8792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3493&lon=-157.8792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6911, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6911-1983-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S-9700 (registry code 1151008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S9700
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 775 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428012749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED TROUBLE. AIRCRAFT MADE VERTICAL DIVE INTO CANE FIELD. CAUSE UNDETERMINED DUE TO EXTENT OF DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN82FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA074), Apr 29, 1982: Beech E18S (N6911), Hakalau, HI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N6911 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810813068889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813068889I), Aug 13, 1981: Beech E18S9700 (N6911), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on takeoff roll. Went off side of runway. Struck lights.

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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