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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 1984 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah |
| Owner/operator: | Hawaii Flying Country Club |
| Registration: | N26413 |
| MSN: | AA5A-0574 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 E2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kamuela, Hawaii, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kona, HI (KOA) |
| Hilo, HI (ITO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WITH 4 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WAS BEING USED ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLT TO MAUNA LOA VOLCANO. THE PLT WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH HILO TOWER FROM 1503 TO 1506 HST. HE INDICATED CONCERN ABOUT THE CLOUDS & DECIDED NOT TO PROCEED TO THE VOLCANO. WHEN THE ACFT FAILED TO RETURN, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED, BUT IT WAS HAMPERED BY RAINS. ON 4/12/84, THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF MAUNA KEA VOLCANO. AN EXAM REVEALED THE ACFT HAD CRASHED (HDG 320)ON DOWNWARD SLOPING TERRAIN WHILE IN A STEEP DESCENT. THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO MOVEMENT AFTER IMPACT. THE ACFT WAS ACCORDIONED, 10 FT FROM THE BULKHEAD TO THE EMPENNAGE. NO EVIDENCE OF AN IN-FLT STRUCTURAL FAILURE OR POWER FAILURE WERE FOUND. THE ACFT CLOCK HAD STOPPED AT 3:10. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39290_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 15-Jun-2023 05:23 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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