Britten-Norman Islander crash, Dec 2, 1994, Pacific Ocean
Britten-Norman Islander accident on December 2, 1994 near Pacific Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure in flight for reasons...
- Date: December 2, 1994
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Left engine failure in flight for reasons that could not be determined, followed by inability to maintain altitude on one engine.
A Britten-Norman Islander ferry flight from Majuro to Honolulu with a single pilot on board lost its left engine about two hours into the flight. The pilot turned back toward Majuro but could not maintain a safe altitude and ditched about 320 km northeast of the atoll. The pilot was rescued about 20 hours later and the aircraft sank.