# Accident 19951206044699A: Piper PA23250, Laupahoehoe, HI, December 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1995, 23:08 local time
- Place: Laupahoehoe, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.9692° N, 155.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.9692&lon=-155.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6687Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6687Y-1996-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540J4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 21,634 total, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951206044699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO TREES ON MOUNTAIN ON A 5HR FLIGHT FROM MAINLAND. AUTO PILOT ON. NO ANOMALIES. POSSIBLE FATIGUE, SLEEP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA048), Dec 7, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N6687Y), Laupahoehoe, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot falling asleep at the controls due to fatigue. Factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and the dark night.

## Other reports on N6687Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920515019259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920515019259I), May 15, 1992: Piper PA23250 (N6687Y), Sidney, NY, Minor damage. While taxiing to tie down pilot misjudged distance and wing tip hit tail light of parked bus.
- [Incident 19901126057899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126057899I), Nov 26, 1990: Piper PA23250 (N6687Y), Lancaster, PA. Pilot turned heater fuel control valve on and noticed fuel coming into cockpit. Precautionary landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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