Beech B90 accident near Mokuleia, HI
On May 23, 1999, a Beech B90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mokuleia, HI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 23, 1999
- Place
- Mokuleia, HI
- Aircraft
- Beech B90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 21.569°N, 158.119°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18819
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 22, 1999, at 1930 hours Hawaiian standard time, a Beech B90, N301DK, crashed into the Pacific Ocean, near Dillingham Airfield Airport, Mokuleia, Hawaii. The airplane, operated by Pacific International Skydiving Center under 14 CFR Part 91, was destroyed in the impact sequence and sank to a depth of approximately 156 feet of water. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was not found and presumed to have received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the skydiving flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Dillingham airport, the day of the accident, about 1905 to transport skydivers to jump altitude. The accident location is about 1.5 miles northeast of the approach end of Dillingham's runway 26, which runs approximately parallel to the shoreline. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors interviewed a number of witnesses who either observed the sequence of events or had knowledge of the flight. Several of the witnesses said that the pilot's practice, especially with high altitude jumps, was to land before the jumpers had reached the ground. The witnesses first observed the airplane, as it appeared to be maneuvering toward runway 26 for landing; the location of the airplane and its maneuvers were similar to other approaches made by the pilot that day. The only unusual aspect reported by the witnesses was that the airplane's altitude above the water was lower than on previous flights. Some witnesses estimated the height above water as 200 feet. The airplane was in a turn toward the south
Probable cause
The pilot's incapacitation due to the effects of hypoxia from repeated flights to altitudes above 18,000 feet msl without supplemental oxygen.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
