| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 16, 1992 |
| Time: | 1100 |
| Location: | Hana, Hawaii |
| Operator: | Air Taxi - Hawaii Helicopters Inc. |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Sightseeing |
| AC Type: | Aerospatiale AS-350B |
| Registration: | N350SM |
| cn / ln: | 1488 |
| Aboard: | 7 (passengers:6 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:6 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Struck a mountain. The pilot inadequately evaluating the en route weather conditions, and the pilot making the in-flight decision to continue VFR flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors in this accident were the inability of the pilot to see and avoid the mountainous terrain due to the thunderstorms. |
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