# NTSB LAX79FJA15: Beech C-45H, N8067H, Kailua-Kona, HI, September 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1979
- Place: Kailua-Kona, HI · KAILUA-KONA, HI
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FJA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FJA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2044  79/9/20  NR.KAILUA-KONA,HI     BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1222                    N8067H              PX-  0  0  9  AIR TAXI-PASSG            46, 3494 TOTAL HOURS, 69
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KE-AHOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                KAILUA-KONA,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8067H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8067H-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N AF-270, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ke-Ahole

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790920026919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920026919A), Sep 20, 1979: Beech C45H, Kailua-Kona, HI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Claimed brake failure. No malfunction found.

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.

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