# NTSB Accident DCA23LA096
> **AIRBUS A330-243** · 2022-12-18 · Kahului, HI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA23LA096
- **Event ID:** 20221219106472
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-12-18
- **Location:** Kahului, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 20.8893, -156.4729
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 21
- **Uninjured:** 271
- **Total aboard:** 296
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBUS
- **Model:** A330-243
- **Registration:** N393HA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew’s decision to fly over an observed storm cell instead of deviating around it despite sufficient meteorological information indicating the potential for severe convective activity.

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