# Accident 20080114009669A: Beech 1900C, Kauai, HI, January 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2008, 05:08 local time
- Place: Kauai, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIMA
- Location: 21.8506° N, 159.3242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.8506&lon=-159.3242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410UB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410UB-2009-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B (registry code 52115, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080114009669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCAFT WAS CONDUCTING ON DEMAND CARGO IFR UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. RADAR SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO THE OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. LIMITED AMOUNTS OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WERE RECOVERED. THE MAIN BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN 4,800 FEET OF WATER. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE VMC, DARK NIGHT, NO MOON. THE BODY OF THE PILOT WAS NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 SEA08FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA062), Jan 14, 2008: Hawker Beechcraft 1900C (N410UB), Lihue, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of situational awareness. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and the task requirements of simultaneously monitoring the cockpit instruments…

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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