# Accident 19891031049059A: Beech 77, Kalihi, HI, October 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1989, 06:57 local time
- Place: Kalihi, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JMMA
- Location: 21.3506° N, 157.8802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3506&lon=-157.8802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3731X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3731X-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 150 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891031049059A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN DURING A TRAFFIC WATCH FLIGHT. IMPACT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA019), Oct 31, 1989: Beech 77 (N3731X), Kalihi, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND TERRAIN…

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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