# Incident 19881231070789I: Parten P68B, Honolulu, HI, December 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1988, 22:50 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53695, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53695) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Partenavia P68B (registry code 6780104, https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p68b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARTEN P68B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881231070789I

## Narrative

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

USING LORAN TO NAVIGATE PILOT FLEW OUT OF RADIO RANGE. WAS OFF COURSE. DID NOT ADVISE ATC OF PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N53695 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900108004109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108004109I), Jan 8, 1990: Parten P68B (N53695), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. Upon touchdown the aircraft experienced airframe vibration due to right main tire being flat.

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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