NTSB investigations: Beech H-18, HI

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech H-18. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19742026
NTSB investigations: Beech H-18, HI per year, 1974–2026: 6 cases
19741
19781
19831
19891
19921
19971

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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'HI' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151012'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX97FA108Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech H18 · Honolulu, HIloss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s).Feb 22, 1997 · N7969K · DestroyedNTSB LAX92LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech D-18H · Lanai, HIFailure of the pilot to compensate for an encounter with a windshear phenomena. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a low level windshear warning system or a system for the collection and dissemination of weather advisories.Feb 14, 1992 · N33AP · Substantial damageNTSB DCA89MA058Accident · 11 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBeech H18 · Waipio Valley, HIThe pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision to maneuver with insufficient altitude over or in a a canyon area. Factors related to the accident were: the terrain conditions and scenic air tour's lack of specific direction to its pilots concerning safety…Jun 11, 1989 · N34AP · DestroyedNTSB LAX83LA427Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech H18S · Kailua-Kona, HIAbout 1 min after takeoff, between 400-500 ft MSL & during the first power reduction, the right eng backfired. Followingsome more violent backfires the RPM went to zero. The right eng was restarted but the same result occurred. The plt attempted to feather…Sep 8, 1983 · N2990F · DestroyedNTSB OAK78FJA07Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech H18 · Molakai, HIMay 19, 1978 · N35AP · Substantial damageNTSB OAK74AP053Accident · 11 fatalClosedBeech H18S · Hilo, HIApr 11, 1974 · N28358 · Destroyed