# NTSB Accident LAX97FA032
> **Piper PA-34-200** · 1996-11-02 · HALAWA, HI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA032
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07053
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-02
- **Location:** HALAWA, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.079542, -157.009307
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-34-200
- **Registration:** N1701K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient clearance and/or altitude from mountainous terrain.  Factors related to the accident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, and mountainous terrain.

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