Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Jan 31, 2004 (3 killed), Lau...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on January 31, 2004 near Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot disregarded an in-flight...
- Date: January 31, 2004
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot disregarded an in-flight weather advisory, continued into marginal VFR or IMC conditions and failed to keep adequate terrain clearance. He also did not follow the company's VFR weather minimums.
A Hawaii Air Ambulance Cessna 414A on a night VFR positioning flight from Honolulu to Hilo to collect a patient flew into heavy rain and mist. It collided with trees and terrain on the slopes of Mauna Kea, below the company's VFR weather minimums. All three occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.