- Date
- August 16, 1985, 05:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Hilo, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8798ZCessna R182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850816075649A
- Case key
- 24806
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On August 16, 1985, a Cessna 182 ditched at sea following fuel starvation about 200 miles northeast of Hawaii while on a ferry flight. The pilot reported that he had 23 hours of fuel onboard for the 16 hour flight. The aircraft was equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks and was operating successfully for a number of hours prior to the engine quitting. The pilot stated afterwards that the engine quit due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8798Z
- Reported as
- Cessna R182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201212
- Airframe hours
- 900
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Staywood Air
- Registered owner
- 2 Genes Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 25, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- MRY · Montery, CA
- Destination
- ITO · Hilo, HI
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Foreign
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,965 total · 1,159 in this make and model · 149 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 14 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.