# Accident 19871115064959A: Beech D18S, Mokuleia, HI, November 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1987, 07:00 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3505° N, 157.8806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3505&lon=-157.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802H-1988-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,576 total, 710 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115064959A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.

## 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 LAX88LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA044), Nov 15, 1987: Beech D18S (N802H), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N802H (1)

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

- [Incident 19790108001439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001439I), Jan 8, 1979: Beech D18S (N802H), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to lower gear, got it down manually. A wire was shorted out in the up limit switch, blew fuses.

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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