- Date
- October 23, 1984, 03:07 local (07:07 UTC)
- Place
- Sable Island Ns, Canada
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5488RDe Havilland DHC-4
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841023070479A
- Case key
- 35637
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Analysis
Plt ditched acft in atlantic ocean following a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Co-pilot stated they were aware of bad wx along the route but the plt was anxious to get to their destination. Headwinds encountered en route were stronger then expected. Co-pilot stated they had shut down one of the engines aprx 1/2 hour before the ditching in an effort to conserve fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5488R
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 216
- Airframe hours
- 4,500
- Engine
- P&W R-2000-7M2, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Newcal Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 22, 1984
- Departed
- Santa Maria
- Destination
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 50,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 14 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 10 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YYT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.