# Accident 19830403013089A: Gulstm AA5B, Manana Island, HI, April 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1983, 13:50 local time
- Place: Manana Island, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3393° N, 157.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3393&lon=-157.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28808 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FJA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FJA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830403013089A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO WATER AFTER BUZZING AND CIRCLING AREA AS LOW AS WAVE TOP HEIGHT. PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD BEEN DRINKING.

## 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 LAX83FJA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FJA06), Apr 3, 1983: Grumman American AA-5B (N28808), Waimanalo, Oahu, HI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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