Rockwell Sabreliner 65 crash, May 10, 2000 (6 killed), Mo...
Rockwell Sabreliner 65 accident on May 10, 2000 near Molokai, Hawaii, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Inadequate crew coordination led the...
- Date: May 10, 2000
- Aircraft: Rockwell Sabreliner 65
- Location: Molokai, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadequate crew coordination led the captain to discontinue the instrument approach and descend visually at night over mountainous terrain, with the copilot providing inaccurate terrain clearance and let-down information. Contributing factors included the featureless terrain illusion and absence of a visual glideslope indicator.
A Sabreliner 65 operated by Price Aircraft Company flew a night approach to Molokai and, after the captain abandoned the instrument approach, descended visually over mountainous terrain. The aircraft struck a ridge short of the airport and all six people on board were killed. The NTSB cited crew coordination and cognitive task deficiencies in the cockpit.