Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 March 1972
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2D
Owner/operator: Air Pacific
Registration Number: N19D
Location: 350 km off Hawaii, USA –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A pilot miscalculated fuel consumption and flying time, leading to a sudden and unplanned landing off the coast. The plane drifted significantly, resulting in a crash landing.A pilot miscalculated fuel consumption and flying time, leading to a sudden and unplanned landing off the coast. The plane drifted significantly, resulting in a crash landing.
Description
The pilot miscalculated the fuel consumption and flying time. The plane was eventually ditched 215 miles off the coast. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning pilot in command – became lost/disoriented FACTOR: miscellaneous acts,conditions – aircraft came to rest in water
Primary Cause
Pilot in command ? inadequate preflight preparation and/or planningPilot in command ? inadequate preflight preparation and/or planningShare on:
