| 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 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 350 km off Hawaii, USA -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Hilo International Airport, HI (ITO/PHTO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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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Sources:
NTSB
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