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>> he was able to ditch his aircraft safely and crawl out to the wing of his aircraft where a coast guard rescue swimmer from a helicopter that was trailing this entire revolution was able to get to him quickly, recover him and now they have taken him to the hilo medical center. >> this is a photo of the cessna t-310 involved. according to flight specifications it has a maximum range up to 2300 miles. the distance from monterey to hilo is 2315. he was able to ditch 13 miles short of his destination. the coast guard was monitoring the drama. the coast guard said the man is unhurt. >> ...

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. a pilot who took off from monterey is forced to ditch his plane in the pacific. >> 400 miles from hawaii he radioed he was running on fumes. the plane took off from monterey, but just 13 miles from the big island the fuel tank ran dry forcing him to ditch in the ocean. thomas roman is in the newsroom. take us through it. >> he was attempting a flight that according to the specifications, tested the plane to its limit. the 65-year-old man was in a twin-engine cessna to hawaii this afternoon. he radioed the f.a.a. which notified the hilo coast gu...

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