ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44668
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| Date: | Sunday 17 October 2004 |
| Time: | 21:24 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310K |
| Owner/operator: | WardAir Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7049L |
| MSN: | 310K0149 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5875 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-470-VO |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kula, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kahului, HI (OGG) |
| Kailua-Kona, HI (KOA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About seven minutes after takeoff, the airplane impacted a volcanic mountain at the 3,750-foot level. Recorded radar data showed that after departure, the airplane made a turn towards the accident site, and made a steady climb to 3,600 feet on a heading of about 143 degrees. Radar data showed that the flight track was steady and level, and the last 2 minutes of flight were at 3,600 feet. Radio communications between the pilot and tower controllers were normal, and the pilot made no distress calls prior to the accident. The weather was clear beneath a high overcast, with a dark night, and no moon. Examination of the airframe revealed no discrepancies with the flight controls. Both engines were examined, with no mechanical anomalies noted that would have precluded normal operations, and abundant evidence of symmetrical power being developed at impact.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance from mountainous terrain during cruise flight. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20041026X01697&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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