# Accident 19961003030919A: Gulstm AA1B, Kona, HI, October 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1996, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kona, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6302° N, 155.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6302&lon=-155.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1365R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1365R-1997-01-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,984 total, 23 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961003030919A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. DITCHED IN OCEAN BECAME MISSING. FOUND NEXT DAY. HAD LIFE VEST ON. RESCUED SAFELY.

## 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 LAX97LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA008), Oct 3, 1996: Grumman American AA-1B (N1365R), Kona, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N1365R (1)

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

- [Incident 19780708043129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708043129I), Jul 8, 1978: Gulstm AA1B (N1365R), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Student pilot damaged nose and propeller in hard landing. Ballooned then porpoised.

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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