# Accident 20030615014319A: Hughes 369D, Hilo, HI, June 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2003
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo General Lyman Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K2DA
- Location: 19.3167° N, 155.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.3167&lon=-155.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4493M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4493M-2004-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 500D (registry code 4470806, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-500d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030615014319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SUSPECTED ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 LAX03FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA200), Jun 15, 2003: McDonnell Douglas 369D (N4493M), Volcano, HI, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture and separation of the compressor coupling adapter. The fatigue fracture was initiated by fretting on the pilot diameter due to both the inadequate…

## Other reports on N4493M (1)

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

- [Accident 19860820044119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820044119A), Aug 20, 1986: Hughes 369D (N4493M), Ft Stockton, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft was damaged during a hard emergency landing. Engine failed from fuel exhaustion.

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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