19781203038329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Pacific Ocean · December 3, 1978

Date
December 3, 1978
Place
Pacific Ocean
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4876Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79DJA04
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,904 total85 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft ditched 200 miles east honolulu,HI. Aux fuel pump unable to prv suff fuel fm frry system.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT DITCHED 200 MILES EAST HONOLULU,HI. AUX FUEL PUMP UNABLE TO PRV SUFF FUEL FM FRRY SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.