# NTSB Accident LAX04FA190
> **Piper PA 28-161** · 2004-04-19 · Holoaloa, HI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04FA190
- **Event ID:** 20051205X01931
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-04-19
- **Location:** Holoaloa, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 19.2, -155.800003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA 28-161
- **Registration:** N8198A
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions that resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.  Factors in the accident were rising terrain, low clouds and rain, and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area.

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