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NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed PV2 · Hilo Hawaii (Pacific Ocean) · April 11, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1964
Place
Hilo Hawaii (Pacific Ocean) · HILO HAWAII, PO
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N375TMLockheed PV2
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184944

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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2-0285  64/4/11  NR. HILO HAWAII       LOCKHEED PV2        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 3000
        TIME - 0200                    N375TM              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MALFUNCTION OF EXTERNAL AUXILLARY FUEL SYSTEM FOR UNDETERMINED REASON

Aircraft

Registration
N375TM
Reported as
Lockheed PV2
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.