19801102061529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L · Hanalei, HI · November 2, 1980

Date
November 2, 1980 · 11:20 local
Place
Hanalei, HI
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59358
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FJA03
Reported as
Bell 206L
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total870 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to hover above helicopters altitude capabilities with full load. Lost pedal. Hard tail-first landing.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO HOVER ABOVE HELICOPTERS ALTITUDE CAPABILITIES WITH FULL LOAD. LOST PEDAL. HARD TAIL-FIRST LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.