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Aviation accident LAX00MA273

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.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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