# Accident 20000721012909A: Aerosp AS355F1, Kahului, HI, July 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2000, 20:20 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HCMA
- Location: 20.8717° N, 156.5817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8717&lon=-156.5817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510TG-2002-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (registry code 8680810, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00MA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00MA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721012909A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX00MA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00MA273), Jul 21, 2000: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (N510TG), Kahului, Maui, HI, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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