NTSB Identification: LAX04FA190. Nonscheduled 14 CFR Accident
occurred Sunday, April 18, 2004 in Holoaloa, HI Probable Cause
Approval Date: 02/28/2006 Aircraft: Piper PA 28-161,
registration: N8198A Injuries: 3 Serious.   During a for hire
sightseeing tour flight, the airplane impacted rising
mountainous volcanic terrain following the pilot's encounter
with deteriorating weather. The pilot had been employed by the
operator for 11 days prior to the accident and this flight was
the pilot's first 14 CFR Part 135 revenue tour flight. Two
pilots were interviewed who had flown the route shortly before
the accident flight. They both reported encountering low
visibility and light rain in the area of the accident. They
conducted their flights along the shoreline to avoid the weather
conditions. After departure, the pilot was flying south along a
highway between the mountains and the coast. The passengers said
that within 10 minutes of takeoff, they began to encounter
weather conditions that would "get bad, clear up, a