- Date
- February 23, 1969
- Place
- 140 W Lg Bh (Pacific Ocean) · 140 W LG BH,CALIF, PO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N880JGDehaviland DH-104
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189499
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1130 69/2/23 140 W LG BH,CALIF DEHAVILAND DH-104 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 26000 TIME - 0315 N880JG PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, BY PHONE,LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER LOW ON FUEL SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- ENRT HAWAII-CALIF.UN STAY ABOVE WEA ON 1 ENG.DITCHED NEAR MSTS SHIP AFTER DECIDING UN REACH LAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N880JG
- Reported as
- Dehaviland DH-104
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N880JGRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 1971 · Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5AAirframe modelDehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A
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