Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 19 December 1971
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 62-4173
Location: 48 km W off San Francisco, CA, USA –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The ferry vessel itself.The ferry vessel itself.
Category: Accident
A Hawaiian ferry flight encountered adverse weather conditions, resulting in a sudden and unexpected deviation from the planned route. The vessel landed off the Farallon Islands, necessitating a controlled landing and subsequent recovery.A Hawaiian ferry flight encountered adverse weather conditions, resulting in a sudden and unexpected deviation from the planned route. The vessel landed off the Farallon Islands, necessitating a controlled landing and subsequent recovery.
Description
Ditched off the Farallon Islands while on a ferry flight from Hawaii back to the U.S.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically high seas and potentially strong winds, caused the vessel to lose control and deviate from its course.Severe weather conditions, specifically high seas and potentially strong winds, caused the vessel to lose control and deviate from its course.Share on:
