Cessna T188C N9958J

Summary

On 4 November 1985 at about 15:39 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N9958J, operated by Trans-Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hilo, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 November 1985 at 15:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Hilo, Hawaii, United States

Coordinates

19.6890, -155.0806

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

N9958J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Trans-Air, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vacaville → Hilo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

LAX86LA032

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PLT BECAME AWARE OF THE ACFT'S UNANTICIPATED LOW FUEL STATE WHEN THE ENG FAILED WHILE OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN, APRX 900 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION. HE RESTARTED THE ENG BUT ESTIMATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FUEL REMAINING TO REACH HIS ORIGINAL DESTINATION. HE SOLICITED ASSISTANCE FROM NAVY AND COAST GUARD ACFT TO HELP HIM LOCATE A SHIP NEAR WHICH HE MIGHT DITCH. A SHIP WAS LOCATED AND THE PLT DITCHED HIS ACFT APRX 700 MILES SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION. THE PLT SUSPECTED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HOPPER AS IT LOST APRX 150 GALLONS OF FUEL IN 1 HOUR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.