# NTSB Accident DCA99MA088
> **Piper PA-31-350** · 1999-09-26 · VOLCANO, HI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA99MA088
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19727
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-09-26
- **Location:** VOLCANO, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 19.490524, -155.23027
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 10
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 10
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N411WL
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) in an area of cloud-covered mountainous terrain.  Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to properly navigate and his disregard for standard operating procedures, including flying into IMC while on a visual flight rules flight plan and failure to obtain a current preflight weather briefing.

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