Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Sep 25, 1999 (10 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on September 25, 1999 near Mt Mauna Loa, Hawaii, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued...
- Date: September 25, 1999
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Mt Mauna Loa, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions in cloud-covered mountainous terrain, and did not navigate properly or get a current weather briefing.
A Big Island Air sightseeing flight from Kona continued visually into cloud over the northeast slope of Mauna Loa and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and a post-impact fire. All ten people on board were killed.