# Accident 20190622020029A: Beech 65-A90, Mokuleia, HI, June 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2019, 18:22 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5806° N, 158.1883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5806&lon=-158.1883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256TA-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 11
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,009 total, 193 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19MA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19MA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190622020029A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 21, 2019, AT 1822 HAWAII STANDARD TIME, N256TA, A BEECH 65-A90, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD (HDH), MOKULEIA, HAWAII. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TEN PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE

WAS OWNED BY N80896 LLC, AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER A LEASE AGREEMENT BY OAHU PARACHUTE CENTER (OPC) UNDER

THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A LOCAL SKY-DIVING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 WPR19MA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19MA177), Jun 22, 2019: Beech 65-A90 (N256TA), Mokuleia, HI, destroyed, 11 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s aggressive takeoff maneuver, which resulted in an accelerated stall and subsequent loss of control at an altitude that was too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident were (1) the…

## Other reports on N256TA (2)

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

- [Accident 20160723012539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160723012539A), Jul 23, 2016: Beech 65-A90 (N256TA), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during jump operations. Jumpers successfully departed aircraft. Right stabilizer and elevator separated from aircraft while in flight. Pilot…
- [Incident 19940605023829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605023829I), Jun 5, 1994: Beech 65A90 (N256TA), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. During familiarization flight. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Inspection revealed gear in transit landing.

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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