Cessna P210N HSKCC

Summary

On 28 February 1999 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna P210N registered HSKCC, operated by Pilot Services International, was involved in an accident near Pacific Ocean. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 February 1999 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacific Ocean

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

HSKCC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pilot Services International

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Honolulu → Hayward

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX99LA113

1 person died.

A loss of engine oil pressure and ensuing loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was ferrying the Thai-registered aircraft from Thailand to the United States mainland. After departing Honolulu, when the aircraft was approximately 810 nautical miles northeast of Hawaii, the pilot noticed that the engine oil pressure was decreasing and reversed course back to Hawaii. Over the next 3 hours the pilot reported decreasing engine oil pressure, increasing temperatures, and decreasing engine manifold pressure. When 345 miles from Hawaii, the pilot advised the flight crew of an escorting U.S. Coast Guard C-130 that an engine failure was imminent and that he would need to ditch the aircraft. The Coast Guard crew advised the pilot of the best procedures for making an approach into water. The pilot then made an emergency descent and ditched the aircraft. The aircraft bounced off a swell, then hit another, and nosed down. The aircraft remained afloat in an upright position for about 45 minutes before sinking. The aircraft doors were not opened and the pilot was not observed in the water after ditching. The C-130 loitered over the ditched aircraft until it disappeared. The pilot and aircraft were not recovered. The government of Thailand delegated the accident investigation to the NTSB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.