Crash of a Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon off Hilo
Date & Time:
Apr 11, 1964 at 0200 LT
Registration:
N375TM
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
15-1409
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
80.00
Circumstances:
While approaching Hilo by night on a ferry flight, both engines stopped. The crew attempted to ditch the airplane few km off shore and was later rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Fuel starvation caused by the malfunction of the external auxiliary fuel system for undetermined reason.
Final Report: