# Incident 19811125085809I: Piper PA32300, Kaneohe, HI, November 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1981, 11:35 local time
- Place: Kaneohe, HI
- Airport: Marine Corp Airst
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.4093° N, 157.7896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaneohe, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4093&lon=-157.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42537, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42537-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811125085809I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT IN BAY AIRPLANE SANK. DOWEL PIN ON CRANKSHAFT GEAR SHEARED.

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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