Kalaupapa - Lihue

On July 25, 1969 at 05:45 PM, Kalaupapa - Lihue experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by Trans Isle Air, with the event recorded near Kekaha Hawaii.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 7.7%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was engaged in a sightseeing flight from Kalaupapa – Lihue, carrying 11 passengers and two pilots. En route, the left engine lost power. Unable to maintain flying speed, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. A passenger was killed while 12 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration N88G, MSN 04360, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 21.9708°, -159.7150°.