NTSB Identification: LAX84LA360.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 24424.
Accident occurred Tuesday, June 19, 1984 in BARBERS POINT, HI
Aircraft: CESSNA 206, registration: DQFDN
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE PLT STATED HE GOT OFF COURSE DURING THE FLT BECAUSE OF A FAULTY ADF. RADAR CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED AND THE ACFT WAS BEING ESCORTED INTO HONOLULU WHEN FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED. THE ACFT WAS DITCHED APRX 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARBERS POINT NAS AND THE PLT WAS RESCUED BY THE COAST GUARD.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED..INADVERTENT..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
FLUID,FUEL..EXHAUSTION
Contributing Factors
LIGHT CONDITION..DARK NIGHT
Contributing Factors
COMM/NAV EQUIPMENT,COMPASS RECEIVER..ERRATIC
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..WATER,ROUGH
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