ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23587
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| Date: | Sunday 20 December 1998 |
| Time: | 19:13 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M |
| Owner/operator: | Goflight Inc |
| Registration: | N4888C |
| MSN: | 21062279 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gander Oceanic, near Hibernia Oil Rig -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Maria Airport, Azores (SMA/LPAZ) |
| Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland (YQX/CYQX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
N4888C, a Cessna 206 en-route from Santa Maria (Azores) to St. John's, Newfoundland, advised Gander ATC of a critical fuel shortage problem due to strong head winds. ATC suggested that the ELT be manually activated as the pilot was going to attempt a ditching near the Hibernia Oil Rig. As the aircraft prepared to ditch, he was being shadowed by a Cougar Helicopter from the Oil Rig.
The aircraft ditched and the pilot was picked up by a supply ship. The pilot had suffered head injuries and had succumbed to these injuries before he could be airlifted off the supply ship. Hyporthermia may have also been a factor.TSB case closed
Sources:
1. CADORS 1998A0575
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4888C
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Mar-2015 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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