# Accident 20040118019269A: Amtr RV8A, Lihue, HI, January 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2004, 08:50 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Airport: Lihue Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.9760° N, 159.3390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIHUE (LIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9760&lon=-159.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N809RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N809RS-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Allen Scott E JR VANS RV-8A (registry code 05607UT, https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-scott-e-jr-vans-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,100 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040118019269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 18, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1855Z AIRCRAFT N809RS ON DESCENT TO LIHUE AIRPORT, LEAVING 4500FT, PILOT ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND REPORTED HIS ALTITUDES OF 1000FT TO 200FT ALL THE WAY DOWN UNTIL DITCHING INTO THE OCEAN. MINOR INJURY SUSTAINED TO THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND SANK WITHIN 3 MINUTES. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

## 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 LAX04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA101), Jan 18, 2004: Scott RV-8A (N809RS), Lihue, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: the engine lost partial power for undetermined reasons.

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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