# Accident 19881212054089A: Hughes 369E, Hanalei, HI, December 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1988, 12:48 local time
- Place: Hanalei, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 22.2008° N, 159.5008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.2008&lon=-159.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7733H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,673 total, 693 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881212054089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. AUTOROTATED TO BEACH. START FUEL FLOW SET TOO RICH. PILOT DID NOT NOTE OVERTEMP.

## 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 LAX89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA063), Dec 12, 1988: Hughes 369E (N7733H), Hanalei, HI, 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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