# Accident 19910618022449A: Gruman HU16, Pacific Ocean, HI, June 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1991, 19:10 local time
- Place: Pacific Ocean, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7029C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7029C-1991-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman HU-16 (registry code 3950405, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN HU16
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182076A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910618022449A

## Narrative

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

ON OCEAN FERRY FLIGHT LOST RIGHT ENGINE,COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT. DITCHED IN ROUGH WATER AND SANK.

## 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 LAX91LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA266), Jun 19, 1991: Grumman HU-16E (N7029C), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN IN THE WATER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LOSS OF POWER ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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