# Accident 19881112050549A: Cessna 337E, Kahului, HI, November 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1988, 15:50 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8694° N, 156.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8694&lon=-156.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1259M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1259M-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337E (registry code 2075721, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 20 in this make and model, 600 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112050549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EN ROUTE OVER OCEAN REAR ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOST. SHUTDOWN. FRONT ENGINE THEN OVERHEATED AND QUIT.DITCHED IN OCEAN

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA049), Nov 13, 1988: Cessna 337E (N1259M), Kahului, HI, destroyed

## Other reports on N1259M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811203085359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203085359I), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna 337E (N1259M), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Za zd landed on grass next to runway when main gear did not extend. Worn main uplock prevented hydraulic fluid flow
- [Accident 19751127038859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751127038859A), Nov 27, 1975: Cessna 337G (N1259M), Miami, FL, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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