# NTSB OAK79FJA10: Beech D-18, N4213, Molokai, HI, April 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1979
- Place: Molokai, HI · MOLOKAI, HI
- Location: 21.1383° N, 157.0125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Molokaʻi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1383&lon=-157.0125&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FJA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FJA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0565  79/4/16    MOLOKAI,HI          BEECH D-18          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0615                    N4213               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 21, 741 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOLOKAI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                 MOLOKAI,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4213](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4213-1981-10-30), registration cancelled 1981-10-30, S/N AF317 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-18
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151019) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Molokai

## 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 19790416006829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790416006829A), Apr 16, 1979: Beech D18S, Molokai, HI, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long on a wet runway and ran off the end.

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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