3 fatal · PIPER PA31 · 2014-02-27 · Lanai City, HI, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR14FA124
Event ID
20140227X53145
Type
Accident
Date
2014-02-27
Location
Lanai City, HI, USA
Coordinates
20.773056, -156.944442
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
3
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
6
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA31
Registration
N483VA
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s spatial disorientation while turning during flight in dark night conditions and terrain-induced turbulence, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from a sedating antihistamine.