# Accident 19970413005799A: Dhav DHC6300, Hilo, HI, April 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1997, 22:04 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6909° N, 155.0808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6909&lon=-155.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242CA-1998-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005799A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED HEAD WINDS ON OCEAN FERRY FLIGHT. BECAME LOW FUEL STATUS. DITCHED 63 MI SHORT DESTINATION HILO HI.

## 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 LAX97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA157), Apr 13, 1997: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N242CA), Hilo, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate en route fuel consumption calculations, which led to his failure to recognize a deteriorating fuel duration versus time-to-go situation in a more timely way.

## Other reports on N242CA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910612021359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021359A), Jun 12, 1991: Dhav DHC6300 (N242CA), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Overlooked hydraulic circuit braker and parking brake on start up. No brake pressure ran into company aircraft.

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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