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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Mokuleia, HI · January 18, 1991

Date
January 18, 1991 · 14:15 local
Place
Mokuleia, HI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3043D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA076
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,340 total950 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit in pattern over a lagoon. Ditched and flipped over in water. No defects. Carb icing conditions existed

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN OVER A LAGOON. DITCHED AND FLIPPED OVER IN WATER. NO DEFECTS. CARB ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.