Oakland - Honolulu

On July 14, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Oakland - Honolulu experienced a crash involving Travel Air 5000, operated by Ernest L. Smith, with the event recorded near Molokai Hawaii.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley 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: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Both pilots Ernest L. Smith and Emory R. Bronte were engaged in one of the first transpacific nonstop flight from Oakland to Honolulu, taking part to the 'Dole Race' with a price of 25,000 US$. After a flight of 26 hours and 36 minutes, the crew was approaching the coast of Molokai when the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. The crew made an emergency landing and was uninjured while the aircraft named 'Spirit of Oakland' was damaged beyond repair. As he did not reach Honolulu, the crew was disqualified and did not win the prize.

Aircraft reference details include registration Spirit of Oakland, MSN 160, year of manufacture 1927.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 21.1345°, -157.0072°.