Airbus A330-243 accident near Kahului, HI
On December 18, 2022, an Airbus A330-243 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kahului, HI. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: minor.
- Date
- December 18, 2022
- Place
- Kahului, HI
- Aircraft
- Airbus A330-243 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 21 minor
- Damage
- Minor
- Position
- 20.889°N, 156.473°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221219106472
Official records · DCA23LA096
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 18, 2022, about 1007 Hawaii standard time, Hawaiian Airlines flight 35, an Airbus A330-200, N393HA, was operating at FL400 about 65 nautical miles north northeast of Kahului, Hawaii, when the airplane encountered severe turbulence. Of the 2 flight crewmembers, 8 flight attendants, and 283 passengers (including 2 off-duty Hawaiian Airlines pilots in the cockpit jumpseats and 3 lap-held children) aboard the airplane, 4 occupants (1 flight attendant and 3 passengers) sustained serious injuries, and 20 occupants (3 flight attendants and 17 passengers) sustained minor injuries. The airplane sustained minor damage. The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona, to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii. The captain was the pilot monitoring, and the first officer was the pilot flying. The captain stated that the airplane was in visual meteorological conditions at FL400 and was above a cloud layer between FL370 and FL380. The captain stated that flight conditions were smooth with clear skies above the cloud layer and that the onboard weather radar displayed no returns. According to the CVR, at 0955:57, air traffic control (ATC) advised the flight crew of a nearby airplane to go around weather due to reported turbulence that was ahead. Another flight crew (Hawaiian Airlines flight 45) reported continuous moderate chop. At 0958:22, a flight attendant aboard the accident airpla
Probable cause
The flight crew’s decision to fly over an observed storm cell instead of deviating around it despite sufficient meteorological information indicating the potential for severe convective activity.
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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.
