OAK76AP043

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H18 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · February 11, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 11, 1976
Place
Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1900GBeech H18
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760211005709A
Case key
152712

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1110  76/2/11    PACIFIC OCEAN       BEECH H18           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1900G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     38, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILO,HI                     PAPEETE,TAHITI
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT REPTD NR 1 ENG LOST & FEATH. UN MAINTAIN ALT WITH HEAVY ACFT. DMG & INJ INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1900G
Reported as
Beech H18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.