# Accident 19870429081759A: Cessna 402A, Kahului, HI, April 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1987, 08:54 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ITIA
- Location: 20.8696° N, 156.4492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8696&lon=-156.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4588Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4588Q-1990-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,650 total, 19 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429081759A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED WITHOUT A PREFLIGHT. NOTICED LOW FUEL AND CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON RETURN. ALCOHOL TEST WAS POSTIVE.

## 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 LAX87LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA195), Apr 29, 1987: Cessna 402A (N4588Q), Kahului, HI, destroyed

## Other reports on N4588Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19861010072699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861010072699I), Oct 10, 1986: Cessna 402A (N4588Q), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend. Aircraft landed on foamed runway. Maintenance recently done on nose gear piston.
- [Incident 19810803068739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803068739I), Aug 3, 1981: Cessna 402A (N4588Q), Hana, HI, Minor damage. Pilot landed short hit bump. Gear started up. Switch up, put switch down. Gear continued up. No gear system problem

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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