# Accident 19790720042349A: Doug DC3, Honolulu, HI, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63250-1985-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DAMS7](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DAMS7) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720042349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OCEANIC NAV EQUIPMENT INOP. BECAME LOST, RAN OUT OF FUEL, DITCHED AT SEA. NO TRACE OF AIRPLANE OR PILOTS FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK79DAMS7](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DAMS7), Jul 20, 1979: Douglas DC-3 (N63250), Honolulu (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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