Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 29 MAR 1972 |
| Hora: | 21:44 |
| Tipo: | de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2D |
| Operador: | Air Pacific |
| Registración: | N19D |
| Numéro de série: | 14109 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1956 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 350 km (218.8 milles) de la costa de Hawaii, USA (Océano Pacífico) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ferry/Posicionado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), Estados Unidos de América |
| Hilo International Airport, HI (ITO/PHTO), Estados Unidos de América |
The pilot miscalculated the fuel consumption and flying time. The plane was eventually ditched 215 miles off the coast.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - became lost/disoriented
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water Fuentes:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San Francisco International Airport, CA to Hilo International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 3703 km (2314 miles).
Distance from San Francisco International Airport, CA to Hilo International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 3703 km (2314 miles).
