Cessna 182P N8032M

Summary

On 13 August 1984 at about 00:14 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N8032M, operated by Transair, was involved in an accident near Pacific Ocean. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 August 1984 at 00:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacific Ocean

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N8032M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Transair

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vacaville → Hilo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA435

1 person had minor injuries.

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

ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM CALIFORNIA TO HAWAII, A GRADUAL LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE LED TO COMPLETE ENGINE PWR LOSS. ACCOMPANYING ACFT OBSERVED NO LEAKS OR SMOKE. FIRST INDICATION CAME 11 HRS INTO FLT, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED 5 PSI TO READ 50 PSI. 30 MIN LATER, PRESS READ 45 PSI. MAYDAY CALL RESULTED IN NAVY P3 INTERCEPT 1 1/2 HRS LATER, OIL PRESS NOW AT RED LINE. OIL TEMP REMAINED NORMAL. ABOUT 14 1/2 HRS INTO FLT, ENG MADE CLACKING SOUND AND LOST PWR. PROP CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. DITCHING SUCCESSFUL, PLT PICKED UP BY SURFACE VESSEL. ACFT SANK. PREVIOUS OIL CONSUMPTION, 1 QT IN 17 HRS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.