7 fatal · Aerospatiale AS 355F1 · 2000-07-21 · KAHULUI, MAUI, HI, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX00MA273
Event ID
20001212X21525
Type
Accident
Date
2000-07-21
Location
KAHULUI, MAUI, HI, USA
Coordinates
20.871665, -156.581665
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
7
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
7
Aircraft
Make
Aerospatiale
Model
AS 355F1
Registration
N510TG
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate decision by which he continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Also causal was his failure to maintain terrain clearance resulting in a collision with mountainous terrain. A contributing factor was the low ceiling.