| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 28, 1989 |
| Time: | 1837 |
| Location: | Halawa Point, Molokai, Hawaii |
| Operator: | Aloha Island Air |
| Flight #: | 1712 |
| Route: | Kahului, Maui - Kaunakakai, Molokai |
| AC Type: | de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Registration: | N707PV |
| cn / ln: | 400 |
| Aboard: | 20 (passengers:18 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 20 (passengers:18 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft collided with terrain near Halawa Bay, Molokai, Hawaii, while en route on a scheduled passenger flight from the Kahalui Airport, Maui, to Kaunakakai Airport, Molokai. The decision of the captain to continue flight under visual flight rules at night into instrument meteorological conditions, which obscured rising mountainous terrain. The victims included eight members of Molokai High School's volleyball team and staff. |
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