- Date
- April 3, 1983, 13:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Waimanalo, Oahu, HI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N28808Grumman American AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830403013089A
- Case key
- 23521
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Judgment - poorCause
Buzzing - performedCause
Altitude - misjudgedCause
Impairment(alcohol)Cause
Analysis
The acft was observed maneuvering over the water at low altitude prior to impact with the water. A surviving pax stated that he & the plt had a big party the day before the flt & they both had hangovers the following morning. He further stated that they had a couple of beers that morning, but didn't drink while flying. The plt's blood alcohol level was 0.17%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28808
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA-5B-0828
- Airframe hours
- 2,018
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hawaii Country Club Of The Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 26, 1982 · 98 hours before
- Departed
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHNG, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.