# NTSB OAK79DAMS7: Douglas DC-3, N63250, Honolulu, HI (Pacific Ocean), July 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1979
- Place: Honolulu, HI (Pacific Ocean) · HONOLULU,HI, PO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DAMS7
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DAMS7

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63250-1985-12-23), registration cancelled 1985-12-23, S/N 34329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Honolulu Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790720042349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720042349A), Jul 20, 1979: Doug DC3, Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. Oceanic nav equipment inop. Became lost, ran out of fuel, ditched at sea. No trace of airplane or pilots found.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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