19791222043809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA5A · Honolulu, HI · December 22, 1979

Date
December 22, 1979 · 12:15 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Airport
Honolulu International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9796U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DJA07
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
106 total15 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power on climbout. Tried to return. Landed in water short of airport. No engine defects found.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO RETURN. LANDED IN WATER SHORT OF AIRPORT. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.