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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp AS 355F1 · Kahului, HI · July 21, 2000

Date: July 21, 2000 · 20:20 local
Place: Kahului, HI
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HCMA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N510TG
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00MA273
Reported as: Aerosp AS355F1
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 7

N510TGRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2002 · Aerospatiale AS 355F1S/N 5168 · Built 1982 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS 355F1 Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot flew into clouds, started to descend, impacted with mountain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FLEW INTO CLOUDS, STARTED TO DESCEND, IMPACTED WITH MOUNTAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX00MA273Accident · 7 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportKahului, Maui, HIThe pilot's inadequate decision by which he continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Also causal was his failure to maintain terrain clearance resulting in a collision with mountainous terrain. A contributing factor was…Jul 21, 2000 · Destroyed