Santa Maria - Saint John's

On October 23, 1984 at 03:07 AM, Santa Maria - Saint John's experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, operated by NewCal Aviation, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Pilot ditched aircraft in Atlantic Ocean following a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Copilot stated they were aware of bad weather along the route but the pilot was anxious to get to their destination. Headwinds encountered en route were stronger then expected. Copilot stated they had shut down one of the engines approximately 1/2 hour before the ditching in an effort to conserve fuel. A pilot died while the second was rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5488R, MSN 216, year of manufacture 1964.