# NTSB Accident LAX04FA113
> **Cessna 414A** · 2004-01-31 · Laupahoehoe, HI, USA · FATL
## 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.

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