# NTSB OAK79DJA04: Cessna 185F, N4876Q, Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), December 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1978
- Place: Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DJA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3534   78/12/3   PACIFIC OCEAN       CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1904
        TIME - 0830                    N4876Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA BARBARA,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)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        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- ACFT DITCHED 200 MILES EAST HONOLULU,HI. AUX FUEL PUMP UNABLE TO PRVD SUFF FUEL FM FRRY SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4876Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4876Q-2011-07-15), registration cancelled 2011-07-15, S/N 18503569, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19781203038329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203038329A), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna A185E, Pacific Ocean, Destroyed. Acft ditched 200 miles east honolulu,HI. Aux fuel pump unable to prv suff fuel fm frry system.

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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