Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 July 1979
Aircraft Type: Howard 500
Owner/operator: Aggadir Ltd.
Registration Number: N721N
Location: 55 km W off Aruba [Caribbean Sea] –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft engine(s)Aircraft engine(s)
Category: Accident
A pilot reported an electrical failure, leading to loss of both engines and a ditching in the sea off Aruba. The incident was triggered by a flameout of both engines, exacerbated by fuel exhaustion and conditions that resulted in the aircraft coming to rest in water.A pilot reported an electrical failure, leading to loss of both engines and a ditching in the sea off Aruba. The incident was triggered by a flameout of both engines, exacerbated by fuel exhaustion and conditions that resulted in the aircraft coming to rest in water.
Description
The pilot reported an electrical failure and became lost. Following a flameout of both engines the aircraft was ditched in the sea off Aruba, about 2000 km SSE of Fort Lauderdale. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – became lost/disoriented miscellaneous acts,conditions – fuel exhaustion FACTORS miscellaneous acts,conditions – electrical failure miscellaneous acts,conditions – aircraft came to rest in water
Primary Cause
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