Woleai Atoll - Yap Island

On July 18, 1980 at 05:30 PM, Woleai Atoll - Yap Island experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Pacific Missionary Aviation, with the event recorded near Colonia Yap Island.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Woleai Atoll to Yap Island, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions and became lost. In adverse winds aloft (winds gusting up to 30 knots), both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted an emergency landing about 80 km east of Yap Island. All seven occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1824D, MSN A-0812, year of manufacture 1952.