Status:	Definitief
Datum:	20 JUL 1979
Tijd:	19:30
Type:	Douglas C-47B-50-DK
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:	Trans National Airlines
Registratie:	N63250
Constructienummer:	17062/34329
Bouwjaar:	1945
Motoren:	2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Bemanning:	slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2
Passagiers:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0
Totaal:	slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2
Schade:	Afgeschreven
Gevolgen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:	van Honolulu, HI (Grote Oceaan)
Fase:	Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:	Ferry
Vliegveld van vertrek:	San Jose Municipal Airport, CA (SJC/KSJC), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:	Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), Verenigde Staten

Beschrijving:
The pilot was forced to ditch the plane as he had become lost due to a failure of the Loran navigation equipment. The wreckage was never recovered.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - became lost/disoriented
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel exhaustion
FACTORS:
instruments/equipment and accessories - communications and navigation equipment: other
instruments/equipment and accessories - communications and navigation equipment: loran receiver
miscellaneous acts,conditions - communications failure
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines

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