Beechcraft H18S N28358
11 April 1974 · Hilo, Hawaii, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 April 1974 at about 09:41 local time, a Beechcraft H18S registered N28358, operated by Island Air *, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hilo, Hawaii, United States. 11 people were on board and 11 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilo, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H18S
- Registration
- N28358
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Island Air *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Keahole, Hawaii → Kahului, Maui, Hawaii
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4039
People
11 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLEW INTO MTN SLOPE.RECOVERY DATE 4/12/74.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft H18S | Bloominton, Illinois, United States | Williams Paten | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft H18S | Lansing, Michigan, United States | Fontana Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft H18S | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Burlington Air | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1981 | Beechcraft H18S | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Green MGT Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1981 | Beechcraft H18S | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ACE Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft H18S | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |