Cessna 206 accident near Barbers Point, Hawaii, June 20, 1984
On June 20, 1984 at about 8:47 am local time, a Cessna 206, registered DQFDN, was destroyed in an accident near Barbers Point, Hawaii (Barbers Pt airport). It was a ferry flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 20, 1984 · about 8:47 am local time
- Place
- Barbers Point, Hawaii · Barbers Pt
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 · all 206s on the register
- Registration
- DQFDN · no longer on the register · serial 5660
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED HE GOT OFF COURSE DURING THE FLT BECAUSE OF A FAULTY ADF. RADAR CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED AND THE ACFT WAS BEING ESCORTED INTO HONOLULU WHEN FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED. THE ACFT WAS DITCHED APRX 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARBERS POINT NAS AND THE PLT WAS RESCUED BY THE COAST GUARD.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 12,131 hours in all; 1,500 in this make and model; 315 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 10,163 as pilot in command; 1,434 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 485 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 485 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NSTU Pago Pago,Samoa OF at 9:06 pm
- Destination: HNL Honolulu HI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 045° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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