ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330557
Date: | Wednesday 29 March 1972 |
Time: | 21:44 |
Type: | de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2D |
Owner/operator: | Air Pacific |
Registration: | N19D |
MSN: | 14109 |
Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 350 km off Hawaii, USA -
Pacific Ocean
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
Destination airport: | Hilo International Airport, HI (ITO/PHTO) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative: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
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | OAK72DVM29 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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