American King , an aircraft ferry service , says the pilot was rescued in `` good condition '' Hilo is about 2,300 miles from Monterey , California , where the plane departed from . The pilot of the Cessna told authorites 500 miles out he was low on fuel and would have to ditch . He said that when they were over a mountain range near Hilo, Hawaii, his engine failed.
American King , an aircraft ferry service , says the pilot was rescued in `` good condition '' Hilo is about 2,300 miles from Monterey , California , where the plane departed from . The pilot of the Cessna told authorites 500 miles out he was low on fuel and would have to ditch . He skims the water 13 miles east of Hilo , where he is rescued and flown to a Hilo hospital .