# NTSB LAX80DJA08: Lockheed 18, N163R, Palmyra Island, HI, January 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1980
- Place: Palmyra Island, HI · PALMYRA ISLAND, 
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DJA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0344   80/1/5    PALMYRA ISLAND      LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0700                    N163R               PX-  0  1  6  BUSINESS                  55, 22710 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            187 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMYRA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                 PALMYRA ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT ESTD CROSS WIND GUSTING TO 15KTS ON FINAL APCH,BUT CALM BLO TREE LVL ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N163R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163R-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 2492A, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18) (registry code 5261602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9HD series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9hd-series) (registry code 67028, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palmyra

## 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 19800105000749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800105000749A), Jan 5, 1980: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Palmyra Island, HI, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing, verred off centerline, wing hit trees. Skidded sideways into a tree. Water on runway.

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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