- Date
- November 4, 1985, 05:39 local (15:39 UTC)
- Place
- Hilo, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9958JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851104076379A
- Case key
- 25012
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt became aware of the acft's unanticipated low fuel state when the eng failed while over the pacific ocean, aprx 900 miles from his destination. He restarted the eng but estimated there was not enough fuel remaining to reach his original destination. He solicited assistance from navy and coast guard acft to help him locate a ship near which he might ditch. A ship was located and the plt ditched his acft aprx 700 miles short of his destination. The plt suspected there was a leak in the hopper as it lost aprx 150 gallons of fuel in 1 hour.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9958J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803887T
- Airframe hours
- 300
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Trans-Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Johnson Aircraft Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 045 · Vacaville, CA
- Destination
- ITO · Hilo, HI
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,750 total · 500 in this make and model · 5,500 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.