Accident: Viking Air Limited DHC-6-400
May 20, 2023 · Half Moon Bay, CA
NTSB numberWPR23LA192Event id20230520184404
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the ferry fuel tank system to transfer fuel during a trans-Pacific flight for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching into the water.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Viking Air Limited DHC-6-400
- Registration
- N153QS
- Year built
- 2013
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
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