The pilot, who was delivering the plane to its owner in Hawaii on what’s called a “ferry flight,” realized he didn’t have enough fuel to make it. In 1997, the National Transportation Safety Board investigated a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash on an Oakland-to-Honolulu flight. The flight took off from Santa Rosa (KSTS) and was en-route to Hawaii when the… /9iQCoHx0oG- JACDEC May 21, 2023 Although it is not common for small planes to attempt crossing the Pacific to Hawaii, it is possible, usually with modifications like an auxiliary fuel tank.ĭEVELOPING: unknown Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter lost altitude and impacted the Pacific Ocean off San Clemente Island, CA with 2 on board. Preliminary flight data posted on publicly available flight trackers shows the plane appeared to turn back toward the California coast before ultimately crashing into the ocean.
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