# Accident 20041017026809A: Cessna 310K, Kahului, HI, October 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2004, 21:24 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.6803° N, 156.3561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.6803&lon=-156.3561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7049L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7049L-2013-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,305 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041017026809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 17, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 0718Z AIRCRAFT N7049L DEPARTED KAHULUI AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0724Z THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EARTH. N7049L WAS DESTROYED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 LAX05FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA011), Oct 18, 2004: Cessna 310K (N7049L), Kula, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance from mountainous terrain during cruise flight. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions.

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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