Feb 27, 2014
Accident
Substantial Lanai City, HI
Injuries3 fatal, 3 serious
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 135
Probable Cause
The pilot’s spatial disorientation while turning during flight in dark night conditions and terrain-induced turbulence, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from a sedating antihistamine.
NTSB WPR14FA124