# NTSB LAX80FJA15: Beech E18S, N777AF, Lanai, HI, May 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1980
- Place: Lanai, HI · LANAI, HI
- Location: 20.8680° N, 156.9002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lānaʻi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8680&lon=-156.9002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FJA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0380  80/5/29    LANAI,HI            BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 429
        TIME - 1400                    N777AF              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANAI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU                    LANAI,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N777AF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777AF-1985-06-27), registration cancelled 1985-06-27, S/N BA-51 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lanai

## 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 19800529016939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800529016939A), May 29, 1980: Beech E18S, Lanai City, HI, Substantial damage. Ground-looped landing in light, 90-degree crosswind. Tail struck embankment on side of 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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