# NTSB OAK74AP053: Beech H18S, N28358, Hilo, HI, April 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1974
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 11 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4039  74/4/11  NR.HILO, HAWAII       BEECH H18S          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0941                    N28358              PX- 10  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      25, 4490 TOTAL HOURS, 522
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEAHOLE,HAWAII              KAHULUI,MAUI,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO MTN SLOPE.RECOVERY DATE 4/12/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28358](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28358-1975-03-13), registration cancelled 1975-03-13, S/N BA-755, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18S
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740411043469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740411043469A), Apr 11, 1974: Beech H18, Hilo, HI, Destroyed, 10 fatal. Flew into mtn slope. Plt ingested 0.5 MGM/100 ml short acting barbituates. Recovery date 4/12/74.

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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