Incident report
Hughes 369 crash near Pukoo, Hawaii, United States
fatal2016-11-152 fatalities
Summary
The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions at night in rain, which resulted in his geographic disorientation and controlled flight into terrain.
Incident details
Date
2016-11-15
Location
Pukoo, Hawaii, United States
Aircraft
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
IMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗21.0997, -156.7922
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Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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