# NTSB Accident WPR23LA192
> **VIKING AIR LIMITED DHC-6-400** · 2023-05-20 · Half Moon Bay, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23LA192
- **Event ID:** 20230520184404
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-05-20
- **Location:** Half Moon Bay, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.599193, -123.14686
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** VIKING AIR LIMITED
- **Model:** DHC-6-400
- **Registration:** N153QS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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