# Accident 19920422018939A: Beech E18S, Maui, HI, April 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1992, 15:53 local time
- Place: Maui, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DCPA
- Location: 20.8505° N, 156.3194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8505&lon=-156.3194&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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 9
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 464 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92MA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92MA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422018939A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED VFR INTO IMC OFF COURSE  AND INTO AREA OF VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN. INDICATES STALLED DURING ABRUPT AVOIDENCE.

## 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 LAX92MA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92MA184), Apr 23, 1992: Beech E18S (N342E), Mount Haleakala, HI, destroyed, 9 fatal. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS THAT OBSCURED RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE AVAILABLE NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION…

## Other reports on N342E (4)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19841226072549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841226072549I), Dec 26, 1984: Beech E18S (N342E), Kona, HI, Minor damage. Observed flame covering right rudder pedals. Landed on runway with construction. Leak in fuel pressure line.
- [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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