AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: TOMY INTERNATIONAL, INC., D/B/A SCENIC AIR TOURS, FLIGHT 22, BEECH MODEL E18S, N342E, IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN, MOUNT HALEAKALA, MAUI, HAWAII, APRIL 22, 1992

This report explains Scenic Air Tours flight 22's collision with mountainous terrain on the Island of Maui, Hawaii, while the Beech E18S airplane was on an air tour flight from Hilo, Hawaii, to Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 22, 1992. The safety issues discussed in the report include visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions, navigational errors, pilot preemployment qualifications and background checks, and the overall safety of the air tour industry. Recommendations concerning these issues were addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration and to Tomy International, Inc., d/b/a Scenic Air Tours.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Bureau of Accident Investigation, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1993-2-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 68 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Air transportation crashes; Airline pilots; Crash investigation; Errors; Mountains; Navigation; Qualifications; Safety; Tour operators; Weather
• Geographic Terms: Maui (Hawaii)
• Old TRIS Terms: Air tour industry; Meteorological conditions; Navigational errors
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00628893
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/AAR-93/01, Notation 5776A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 23 1993 12:00AM