# Accident 20140227004249A: Piper PA-31-350, Lanai City, HI, February 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2014, 07:20 local time
- Place: Lanai City, HI
- Airport: Lanai City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M42A
- Location: 20.7856° N, 156.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANAI (LNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7856&lon=-156.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N483VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N483VA-2014-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140227004249A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 27, 2014, ABOUT 2130 HAWAII TIME, A PIPER PA-31-350, N483VA, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE LANAI AIRPORT (LNY), LANAI CITY, HAWAII. THE CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THREE OTHER PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND WAS PARTIALLY CONSUMED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO MAUI AIRCRAFT LEASING, LLC AND OPERATED BY MAUI ISLAND AIR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 AS A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH OPERATED ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT HAD A PLANNED DESTINATION OF KAHULUI AIRPORT, KAHULUI, HAWAII.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N483VA (1)

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

- [Accident 20140226003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140226003129A), Feb 26, 2014: Piper PA-31-350 (N483VA), Lanai City, HI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On February 26, 2014, about 2130 hawaiian time, a Piper PA-31-350, N483VA, collided with terrain shortly after departure from the Lanai Airport (phny), Lanai…

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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