# Accident 19891210049519A: Amtrcs DUSTERSAILPL, Mokuleia, HI, December 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5899° N, 158.0998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5899&lon=-158.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25601, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25601-1991-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryce DUSTER BJ-1B (registry code 0564738, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryce-duster-bj-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCS DUSTERSAILPL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DJA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891210049519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED VERTICAL FIN SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. CRASHED IN OCEAN.

## 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 LAX90DJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DJA02), Dec 11, 1989: Bryce Duster BJ-1B (N25601), Haleiwa, Oahu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION IN FLIGHT OF THE VERTICAL WOOD FIN FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF THE SEPARATION WAS DUE TO OVERLOAD FORCES OR FATIGUE.

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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