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Aviation accident LAX04FA113

3 fatal · Cessna 414A · 2004-01-31 · Laupahoehoe, HI, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX04FA113
Event ID
20040213X00192
Type
Accident
Date
2004-01-31
Location
Laupahoehoe, HI, USA
Coordinates
19.956666, -155.330551

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
Cessna
Model
414A
Registration
N5637C
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NITE
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

the pilot's disregard for an in-flight weather advisory, his likely encounter with marginal VFR or IMC weather conditions, his decision to continue flight into those conditions, and failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and mountainous terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to adhere to the VFR weather minimum procedures in the company's Operations Manual.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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