Piper PA-34-200T accident near Pacific Ocean, PO
On December 15, 2002, a Piper PA-34-200T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pacific Ocean, PO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 15, 2002
- Place
- Pacific Ocean, PO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.634°N, 130.069°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030107X00027
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 15, 2002, between 1305 and 2200 Hawaiian standard time (all times referenced herein are HST), a Piper PA-34-200T, N101YK, failed to arrive at the flight's intended destination of Majuro Island (KMJ), located in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific Ocean. The commercial pilot/owner, the sole occupant, was operating the airplane as a ferry flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot is presumed to have sustained fatal injuries, and the airplane is presumed to be destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from the Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii, at 0652, and was en route to Majuro Island for a fuel stop. The flight's final destination was Tinian Island located in the Northern Mariana Islands. Interviews with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors, other pilots, and the previous airplane owner revealed the following information. The airplane flew from California to Hawaii a few weeks prior to the aforementioned flight. The accident pilot then bought the airplane. He intended on flying the airplane to Tinian Island, where he planned on using the airplane to start an air charter business. The pilot filed the following flight plan with HNL Flight Service Station: HNL direct CHOKO R584 MOKIE direct APOLO direct MAZZA direct KMJ The pilot filed the trip with an en route airspeed of 170 knots, an altitude of 10,000 feet mean sea level (msl), and an estimated time en route of 12 hours 30 minutes. According to the
Probable cause
undetermined, missing aircraft.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
