Grumman American AA1C N9541U
28 September 1984 · Molokai, Hawaii, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 September 1984 at about 23:16 local time, a Grumman American AA1C registered N9541U was involved in an accident near Molokai, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Molokai, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA1C
- Registration
- N9541U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Molokai → Honolulu
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA499
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON THE LAST LEG OF HIS 1ST X-COUNTRY FLT FROM HONOLULU, HI, TO LANAI, HI, TO MOLOKAI, HI, & RETURN TO HONOLULU. HE DEPARTED MOLOKAI AT 1304 HST & AT 1311, HE REPORTED ABEAM LAAU POINT. ABOUT 5 MIN LATER, THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS 15 TO 20 MI WEST OF LAAU POINT & WAS 'HAVING ENG TROUBLE - GOING INTO THE WATER.' THE COAST GUARD & CIVIL AIR PATROL CONDUCTED A SEARCH, BUT NEITHER THE ACFT NOR THE PLT WERE FOUND. THE ACFT WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN DITCHED & DESTROYED. THE PLT WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES OR DROWNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman American AA1C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1991 | Grumman American AA1C | Lansing, Kansas, United States | Glen R. Sanderson | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2004 | Grumman American AA1C | Boone, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1984 | Cessna 172M | Barbers Point, Hawaii, United States | Barbers Point | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1984 | Bell 47J-2 | Kahuku, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1984 | Cessna 182Q | Hana, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Apr 1984 | Grumman AA-5A | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Wailuku Maui, Hawaii, United States | Dillingham Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 May 1984 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Waipahu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |