De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Mar 16, 1995, Pacifi...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on March 16, 1995 near Pacific Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Intentional ditching after the crew...
- Date: March 16, 1995
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Intentional ditching after the crew failed to manage the ferry fuel system and the aircraft was flown overweight and aft of the centre of gravity limit.
A Twin Otter ferry flight from Oakland toward Auckland, overweight and with fuel trapped in the ferry tanks, went negative on fuel flow about six hours out. The crew ditched in the Pacific northeast of Honolulu, and all three occupants were rescued unhurt. The aircraft was lost.