De Havilland DH.114 Heron crash, Mar 29, 1972, Pacific Ocean
De Havilland DH.114 Heron accident on March 29, 1972 near Pacific Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Inadequate preflight planning by the pilot in...
- Date: March 29, 1972
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.114 Heron
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Inadequate preflight planning by the pilot in command, who became lost and miscalculated fuel consumption
A De Havilland Heron on a ferry flight from San Francisco to Hilo lost all four engines at night and ditched about 219 miles off the Hawaiian coast. Both pilots were rescued, and the aircraft sank.