# Accident 19890910034089A: Gulstm 680FLP, Kailua-Kona, HI, September 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1989, 15:18 local time
- Place: Kailua-Kona, HI
- Airport: Keahole Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22LR-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL P (registry code 0141610, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FLP
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 23 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034089A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT,LOST BOTH RETURNING. ENGINES HAD 4790 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. DETONATION DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX89FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA307), Sep 11, 1989: Aero Commander 680FLP (N22LR), Kailua-Kona, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION BY THE PILOT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: EXCESSIVE WEAR IN BOTH ENGINES, IMPROPER USE OF POWERPLANT CONTROLS…

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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