# Accident 19921105052109A: Gulstm AA1B, Pacific Ocean, HI, November 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1992, 14:38 local time
- Place: Pacific Ocean, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9890L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9890L-1999-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,608 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105052109A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON FLIGHT TO ANOTHER ISLAND. BELIEVED DOWN IN OCEAN. NO TRACE EVER FOUND.

## 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 LAX93FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FAMS1), Nov 6, 1992: Grumman AA-1B (N9890L), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT LOCATED.

## Other reports on N9890L (2)

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

- [Incident 19820405012259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405012259I), Apr 5, 1982: Grumav AA1B (N9890L), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. Student pilot bounced on landing. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19760708020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760708020099A), Jul 8, 1976: Grumav AA1B (N9890L), Ford Island, HI, Substantial damage. Gusting to 20K

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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