# NTSB LAX81FJA01: Beech 3NM, N6620, Hilo, HI, October 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1980
- Place: Hilo, HI · HILO, HI
- Location: 19.7225° N, 155.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7225&lon=-155.0868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FJA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2786   80/10/1 NR.HILO,HI            BEECH 3NM           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0740                    N6620               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            41, 1979 TOTAL HOURS, 794
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAKALAU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KONA,HI                    HILO,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6620](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6620-1982-09-13), registration cancelled 1982-09-13, S/N CA205 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Registry model: [Beech 3NM](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (registry code 1151044) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hakalau

## 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 19801001057129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001057129A), Oct 1, 1980: Beech 3NM, Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Both engines quit due to fuel exhaustion. Landed on duster strip. Hit pole, overturned.

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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