- Date
- July 20, 1979
- Place
- Honolulu, HI (Pacific Ocean)
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N63250Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790720042349A
- Case key
- 133846
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4002 79/7/20 NR.HONOLULU,HI DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1930 N63250 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 35, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JOSE,CA HONOLULU,HI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: OTHER INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: LORAN RECEIVER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED,INJURIES/DAMAGE PRESUMED.PLT RPRT HF RADIO & LORAN INOP,LOST,NO FUEL,DITCHING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63250
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Honolulu Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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