Jul 21, 2000
Accident
Destroyed KAHULUI, MAUI, HI
Injuries7 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 135
Probable Cause
The pilot's inadequate decision by which he continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Also causal was his failure to maintain terrain clearance resulting in a collision with mountainous terrain. A contributing factor was the low ceiling.
NTSB LAX00MA273