# Accident 19890724025129A: Hughes 269C, Kalapana, HI, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kalapana, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6896° N, 155.0804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6896&lon=-155.0804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58344, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58344) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,059 total, 248 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724025129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA246), Jul 25, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58344), Kalapana, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NO. 2 CYLINDER AND THE DISREGARD OF THE LYCOMING SERVICE BULLETIN BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

## Other reports on N58344 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890413022089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413022089I), Apr 13, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58344), Hilo, HI. Had power failure. Entered autorotation. Landed in a field. Found exhaust valve was embedded in cylinder head.

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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