ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 N37ST Oahu Island, HI, USA
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Thursday 16 March 1995
Time:03:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
Operator:Great Barrier Airlines (New Zealand)
Registration: N37ST
MSN: 207
First flight: 1969
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:325 km (203.1 mls) off Oahu Island, HI, USA (   Pacific Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK), United States of America
Destination airport:Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America
Narrative:
The aircraft departed from Oakland for a ferry flight to Auckland via Hawaii. Whilst flying at FL120, 740 km NE from Honolulu, the crew experienced fuel transfer problems and declared an emergency. Some 325 km out of Honolulu, at 05:15 PST, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft.
A nearby ship rescued the occupants.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Intentional ditching due to the flight crew's failure to properly manage the fuel system, and operation of the airplane in an excessively overweight condition."

Classification:
Ditching

Sources:
» Air Safety Week 17 April 1995 (p. 10)
» NTSB id. LAX95LA137
» Scramble 192(53)


Photos

photo of DHC-6-Twin-Otter-200-F-BTAO
accident date: 16-03-1995
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
registration: F-BTAO
 

Map
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 Oakland International Airport, CA to Honolulu International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 3848 km (2405 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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