- Date
- October 21, 1973
- Place
- No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · NO.PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N37328Interstate S-1
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731021035099A
- Case key
- 188269
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3153 73/10/21 NO.PACIFIC OCEAN INTERSTATE S-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 337 TIME - 1201 N37328 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HAWAII PORT ALLEN,HAWAII TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: COMPASS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: VOR RECEIVERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ATTMPTD OVR WATER FLT WITH ERRATIC COMPASS,VOR RCVR & RADIO XMTR INOP.BECAME LOST,PWR DITCHING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37328
- Reported as
- Interstate S-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N37328Registration cancelled Nov 9, 2012 · Interstate S-1AAirframe modelInterstate S-1AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.