At about 19:45 PDT, a Beech B200 exhausted its fuel and was ditched in the Pacific Ocean following a temporary incapacitation of the pilot, who was not injured. The flight originated at Parker, Ariz., about 17:54 MST, and was destined for Palomar, Calif. At 18:38, the pilot advised that he was sick and radio contact was lost thereafter. The aircraft was tracked on radar and intercepted by military aircraft about 100 miles beyond the destination airport. About 19:33, the pilot reported through a relay by another aircraft that he had passed out, was now recovered, but was out of fuel. The aircraft landed in the ocean about 160 miles southwest of San Diego. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the pilot.
May 23, Pacific Ocean / Beech King Air
At about 19:45 PDT, a Beech B200 exhausted its fuel and was ditched in the Pacific Ocean following a temporary incapacitation of the pilot, who was not injured. The flight originated at Parker, Ariz., about 17:54 MST, and was destined for Palomar, Calif. At 18:38, the pilot advised that he was sick and radio contact was lost thereafter. The aircraft was tracked on radar and intercepted by military aircraft about 100 miles beyond the destination airport. About 19:33, the pilot reported through a relay by another aircraft that he had passed out, was now recovered, but was out of fuel. The aircraft landed in the ocean about 160 miles southwest of San Diego. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the pilo...
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech B200 aircraft was ditched in the Pacific Ocean after its pilot experienced temporary incapacitation, leading to the plane exhausting its fuel.
- The pilot, who had earlier reported feeling sick and lost radio contact, regained consciousness and communicated his predicament shortly before the emergency ocean landing.
- The aircraft was tracked by radar and intercepted by military jets before ditching approximately 160 miles southwest of San Diego, with the uninjured pilot subsequently rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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