31.8073° N, 106.3764° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 4, 1990 · 14:30 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HKOA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N890P
Reported as
Doug DC3CS1C3G
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183094
People aboard
25
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right engine power loss. Diverted to El Paso. Found one cylinder swallowed a valve.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE POWER LOSS. DIVERTED TO EL PASO. FOUND ONE CYLINDER SWALLOWED A VALVE.