What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 16, 2003, at 2115 hawaiian standard time, an experimental suminski cozy ez airplane, N534S lost power during cruise approximately 100 miles northeast of Maui, Hawaii, and was ditched in the pacific ocean. The airplane was owned and operated by a private individual operating under FAR part 91. The commercial pilot, who held an airline transport pilot certificate for rotorcraft, sustained serious injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The flight had departed the honolulu international airport (hnl), honolulu Hawaii, at 1751, for the cross-country feery flight to the mainland. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the nearest reporting station, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 16, 2003, AT 2115 HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL SUMINSKI COZY EZ AIRPLANE, N534S LOST POWER DURING CRUISE APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF MAUI, HAWAII, AND WAS DITCHED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL OPERATING UNDER FAR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO HELD AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE FOR ROTORCRAFT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED THE HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (HNL), HONOLULU HAWAII, AT 1751, FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FEERY FLIGHT TO THE MAINLAND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE NEAREST REPORTING STATION, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.