# Accident 19961101034589A: Piper PA34200, Cape Halawa, HI, November 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1996, 19:07 local time
- Place: Cape Halawa, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.0795° N, 157.0093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.0795&lon=-157.0093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1701K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1701K-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961101034589A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR AT NIGHT. FLEW INTO CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. NOT AUTHORIZED FOR NIGHT OPS. PRESSURE TO RETURN.

## 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 LAX97FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA032), Nov 2, 1996: Piper PA-34-200 (N1701K), Halawa, HI, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient clearance and/or altitude from mountainous terrain. Factors related to the…

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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