# Incident 19890128013519I: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Waimanalo, HI, January 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Waimanalo, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3421° N, 157.7302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waimanalo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3421&lon=-157.7302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76PH-2000-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Volmer SPORTSMAN-22 (registry code 95702JK, https://openairdocs.org/model/volmer-sportsman-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVA SPORTMANVJ22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 70 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128013519I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY WATER LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT BELIEVED HE HAD CARBURETOR ICE. UNABLE TO VERIFY.

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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