Crash of a Cessna 402B in the Pacific Ocean: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1995
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N2NB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kolonia – Tarawa
MSN:
402B-0410
YOM:
1973
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Kolonia Airport on a 5 hours and 45 minutes flight to Tarawa Island, Gilbert Islands. En route, radar and contact were lost with the airplane that crashed in the Pacific Ocean. SAR operations were initiated but abandoned after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL on Tarawa Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
41-18530
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4622
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
At least one crew member was killed when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances on the Tarawa Island.