Douglas DC-3 N63250

20 July 1979 · Honolulu, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes · Fatal

Summary

On 20 July 1979 at about 19:30 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N63250, operated by Trans-National, was involved in an accident during in flight near Honolulu, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 20 July 1979 at 19:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Honolulu, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes
Nearest airport: Honolulu Intl
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
Registration: N63250
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Trans-National
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Ferry
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: San Jose, Ca → Honolulu, Hi
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-4002

People

2 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	2	0	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACFT NOT RECOVERED, INJURIES/DAMAGE PRESUMED.PLT RPRT HF RADIO & LORAN INOP, LOST, NO FUEL, DITCHING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-4002, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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