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The pilot, sole on board, was forced to ditch the aircraft off the Azores Islands following in-flight technical problems. The pilot was rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.

Crash of a Beechcraft B60 Duke in Bahawalpur: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1974 at 2350 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 60 Duke

Operator:

Aircraft Facilities

Registration:

N8184R

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Delivery

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

P-297

YOM:

1974

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

5800

Captain / Total hours on type:

400.00

Circumstances:

The pilot was in charge to deliver the aircraft to an operator based at Calcutta Airport. While cruising by night, the pilot encountered technical problems with the right engine and was forced to shut it down and to feather its propeller. Shortly later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, broke up in the air at high speed and crashed in a field. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Probable cause:

Uncontrolled descent for undetermined reason. The following factors were reported:
- Fire or explosion in flight,
- Airframe failure in flight,
- Right engine feathered, not secured,
- High speed brakeup.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 207 Skywagon into the Pacific Ocean: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1970 at 2320 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair

Operator:

Aircraft Facilities

Registration:

N91110

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Delivery

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Kansas City – Los Angeles – Honolulu

MSN:

207-0076

YOM:

1969

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

6276

Circumstances:

The pilot, sole on board, departed Kansas City on a delivery flight to Honolulu with an intermediate stop in Los Angeles. While cruising by night over the Pacific Ocean, the pilot declared an emergency and reported his position about 646 miles northeast from the Oahu Island. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found.

Probable cause:

Inadequate preflight preparation on part of the pilot. Engine failure in flight caused by a lubricating issue and oil exhaustion. No prove was made for extra oil, engine lost oil pressure then failed.

Final Report: