# NTSB OAK66F0190: Beech SNB-5, N86454, Maui, HI, January 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1966
- Place: Maui, HI · MAUI, HI
- Location: 20.7702° N, 156.2682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maui, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7702&lon=-156.2682&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0011  66/1/15    MAUI HAWAII         BEECH SNB-5         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 10000
        TIME - 0247                    N86454              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           7                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT FLEW PAST DESTINATION AT NIGHT RESULTING IN FLIGHT OVER DARK UNLIGHTED TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86454](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86454-1966-03-11), registration cancelled 1966-03-11, S/N 39847 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH SNB-5
- Registry model: [Beech SNB-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-snb-5) (registry code 1151024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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