Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 23 OCT 1984 |
| Hora: | 03:07 |
| Tipo: | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Operador: | NewCal Aviation |
| Registración: | N5488R |
| Numéro de série: | 216 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1964 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | de la costa de Sable Island (Océano Atlántico) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ferry/Posicionado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores (SMA/LPAZ), Portugal |
| St. John's Airport, NF (YYT/CYYT), Canadá |
The DHC-4 ran out of fuel after losing all navigational aids and was forced to ditch into the North Atlantic Ocean.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
Preflight planning/preparation..Poor..Pilot in command
Fuel consumption calculations..Inaccurate..Pilot in command
Contributing Factors:
Weather condition..Rain
Weather condition..Unfavorable wind
Anxiety/apprenhension..Pilot in command Fuentes:
» Aurora rendezvous with the past / Patrick Spiteri
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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 Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores to St. John's Airport, NF as the crow flies is 2523 km (1577 miles).
Distance from Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores to St. John's Airport, NF as the crow flies is 2523 km (1577 miles).
