Accident Details
Date
Sunday, October 29, 1989
NTSB Number
DCA90MA005
Location
HALAWA,MOLOKAI, HI
Event ID
20001213X29576
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
20
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
20
Probable Cause and Findings
THE AIRPLANE'S CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN AS A RESULT OF THE DECISION OF THE CAPTAIN TO CONTINUE FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AT NIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), WHICH OBSCURED RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONS BY ALOHA ISLANDAIR MANAGEMENT AND INSUFFICIENT OVERSIGHT OF ALOHA ISLANDAIR BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PARTICULARILY DURING A PERIOD OF RAPID OPERATIONAL EXPANSION. (REF: NTSB/AAR-90/05)
Aircraft Information
Registration
N707PV
Make
DE HAVILLAND
Serial Number
400
Model / ICAO
DHC-6-300
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA90MA005