- Date
- November 5, 1992, 14:38 local (Nov 6, 1992, 00:38 UTC)
- Place
- Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N9890LGrumman AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921105052109A
- Case key
- 27833
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Probable cause
Undetermined. The aircraft was not located.
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.
Analysis
The pilot received a checkout in the aircraft before departing on the accident flight. The pilot reported that he intended to fly to the hawaiian volcano area before returning to the departure airport. The aircraft never returned. When the aircraft failed to return the operator contacted the FAA and reported the it was overdue. The FAA initiated a field of the surrounding airports, but without success. A search and rescue procedure was initiated and terminated 7 days later. The aircraft was not found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9890L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA18-0490
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kona Aviation
- Registered owner
- Millard, M.H. & Doris Jean
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1992
- Departed
- KOA · Kailua, HI
- Destination
- KOA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,608 total · 2,538 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9890L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.