Beech E18S accident near Kalaupapa, Hawaii, February 13, 1986
On February 13, 1986 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Beech E18S, registered N30Y, was destroyed in an accident near Kalaupapa, Hawaii (Kalaupapa airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 13, 1986 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Kalaupapa, Hawaii · Kalaupapa · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech E18S · all E18Ss on the register
- Registration
- N30Y · no longer on the register · serial BA-93
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CRASHED OFF THE END OF RWY 23 DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN APRX 300 FT DOWN THE 2,760 FOOT RWY HE RAISED THE FLAPS ALONG WITH THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SKIDDED 2/3 THE WAY DOWN THE RWY AT WHICH TIME FULL PWR WAS APPLIED TO GO-AROUND. THE ACFT MUSHED OFF THE END OF THE RWY WHERE IT CONTACTED A ROCK PILE AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE. THE PLT REPORTED WINDS FROM 270 DEGS AT 10 KTS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,328 hours in all; 775 in this make and model; 152 in the last 90 days; 775 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,589 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 17, 1986; 35 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,300 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-985-AN14B (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: HON Honolulu HI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 23, 2,760 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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