# Incident 19830819067589I: Gulstm AA1B, Honomauu, HI, August 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1983, 12:40 local time
- Place: Honomauu, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8979L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979L-1984-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 40 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819067589I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE SIGHTSEEING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. LANDED IN A BRUSH AREA. ENGINE CHECKED. OPERATED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N8979L (1)

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

- [Incident 19800307028869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307028869I), Mar 7, 1980: Gulstm AA1B (N8979L), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off runway during touch and go landing.

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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