Honolulu - Honolulu

On March 4, 1972 at 04:55 PM, Honolulu - Honolulu experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Honolulu Hawaii.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Honolulu Airport, while flying along the coast, both engines failed simultaneously. The pilot reduced his altitude and ditched the aircraft few dozen yards offshore. While the aircraft sank and was lost, both occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4967N, MSN 04340.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 21.3045°, -157.8557°.