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Cessna 188 Pacific rescue information


Cessna 188 Pacific rescue
A Cessna 188 similar to the rescued aircraft
Occurrence
Date22 December 1978
SummaryNavigational Disorientation
SitePacific Ocean
Aircraft
Aircraft typeCessna 188
OperatorJay Prochnow
Flight originPago Pago
DestinationNorfolk Island
Passengers0
Crew1
Fatalities0
Injuries0
Survivors1

On 22 December 1978, a small Cessna 188 aircraft, piloted by Jay Prochnow, became lost over the Pacific Ocean. The only other aircraft in the area that was able to assist was a commercial Air New Zealand flight. After several hours of searching, the crew of the Air New Zealand flight located the lost Cessna and led it to Norfolk Island, where the plane landed safely.

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