# NTSB Accident LAX98FA211
> **Eurocopter AS-350-BA** · 1998-06-25 · MT. WAIALEALE, HI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA211
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10342
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-25
- **Location:** MT. WAIALEALE, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.970741, -159.349899
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 6
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS-350-BA
- **Registration:** N594BK
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into deteriorating weather conditions consisting of lowering ceilings and visibility in mountainous terrain, which resulted in the inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions and a collision with a mountain side.  A factor in the accident was the failure of the chief pilot, who had directly observed the deteriorating weather conditions, to direct the following pilots to avoid the area.

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