Lost on January 15, 1994 when being ferried from the US to New Zealand. It was flying from Hilo, Hawaii, to Tahiti, when engine problems forced the aircraft to divert to Christmas Island. However, its heavy fuel load meant it could not maintain altitude and it had to land on the sea. N5404J sank 4 hours later. The seven people on board were rescued.

Built for the RCAF in 1943, this Canso had many civil identities in the US, Central and South America after 1946. Used by the CIA as a communications ship during "Bay of Pigs" invasion of Cuba in April 1961, it also appeared in the 1969 movie Tora, Tora, Tora. The seaplane is pictured awaiting the attention of new owner Troya SA to be registered TG-BIV. On January 5, 1994, the aircraft had an engine failure during delivery to New Zealand. Diverting to Christmas Island and unable to maintain altitude it ditched in the Pacific Ocean and sank several hours after the crew took to the life raft.