# Incident 19841226072549I: Beech E18S, Kona, HI, December 26, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1984, 09:40 local time
- Place: Kona, HI
- Airport: Kona Village
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342E-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 700 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841226072549I

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED FLAME COVERING RIGHT RUDDER PEDALS. LANDED ON RUNWAY WITH CONSTRUCTION. LEAK IN FUEL PRESSURE LINE.

## Other reports on N342E (4)

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

- [Accident 19920422018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422018939A), Apr 22, 1992: Beech E18S (N342E), Maui, HI, Destroyed, 9 fatal. Continued VFR into IMC off course and into area of volcanic mountain. Indicates stalled during abrupt avoidence.
- [Incident 19850628037339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850628037339I), Jun 28, 1985: Beech E18S (N342E), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. During taxi right main landing gear axle broke damaging brake assembly.
- [Incident 19850318013919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850318013919I), Mar 18, 1985: Beech E18S (N342E), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. During landing the left wheel assembly seperated from axle. PN07100 timken. Aircraft skidded on brake assembly.
- [Accident 19760220002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760220002469A), Feb 20, 1976: Beech E18S (N342E), Bahia De L.A., Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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