The Coast Guard deployed rescue crews aboard a C-130 Hercules and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter to intercept the pilot and escort his plane with the hope of coaching him to a safe landing , said Coast Guard Lt. Gene Maestas . Sea King , an aircraft ferry service , says the pilot was rescued in ` ` good condition '' which is about 200 miles from Monterey , California , where the plane departed from . The pilot of the Cessna told him 500 miles out he was low on fuel and would have to land . He skims the water 13 miles east of Hilo , where he is rescued and flown to a Hilo hospital .
Sea King , an aircraft ferry service , says the pilot was rescued in ` ` good condition '' which is about 200 miles from Monterey , California , where the plane departed from . The pilot of the Cessna told him 500 miles out he was low on fuel and would have to land . He skims the water 13 miles east of Hilo , where he is rescued and flown to a Hilo hospital .