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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Kalapana, HI · July 24, 1989

Date
July 24, 1989 · 14:15 local
Place
Kalapana, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58344
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA246
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,059 total248 in this make and model188 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit en route. Autorotated into trees. Stuck valve on number 2 cylinder caused power loss.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. STUCK VALVE ON NUMBER 2 CYLINDER CAUSED POWER LOSS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N58344 · 1

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