Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Feb 22, 1972 (8 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on February 22, 1972 near Molokai Hawaii, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Flight into an area of known...
- Date: February 22, 1972
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Molokai Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Flight into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions with thunderstorm activity, ending in a collision with the water
An Alii Air Hawaii Beechcraft D18S on a scheduled passenger and cargo flight from Honolulu to Lanai flew into a thunderstorm area and went down into the sea off Molokai. All eight people aboard were killed and the aircraft was lost. The NTSB linked the accident to flight into known instrument weather with thunderstorm activity.