# Accident 19991120044819A: Piper PA28181, Hilo, HI, November 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1999, 19:31 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6894° N, 155.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6894&lon=-155.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4148X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4148X-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120044819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROX. 600 MILES NE OF HILO, HI. PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE IN LOW GREEN ARC RANGE. APPROX. 340 MILES NE OF HILO, HI. THE ENGINE STARTED TO SQUEAL AND FINALLY QUIT. A/C DITCHED IN OCEAN. 2 OCCUPANTS REMAINED IN THE WATER 10 HRS.

## 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 LAX00LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA039), Nov 21, 1999: Piper PA-28-181 (N4148X), Hilo, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: An oil starvation induced failure and seizure of the engine. The reasons for the oil starvation event are undetermined.

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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