# Accident 19850420077509A: Bell 206L, Kailua, HI, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 09:20 local time
- Place: Kailua, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N478KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478KA-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,021 total, 18 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420077509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN MAUNA LOA CRATER DURING A SIGHTSEEING TOUR. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA217), Apr 20, 1985: Bell 206-L1 (N478KA), Kailua/Kona, HI, destroyed

## Other reports on N478KA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801113084289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113084289I), Nov 13, 1980: Bell 206L1 (N478KA), Lihue, HI. Engine failed, pilot autorotated to a safe landing on a road. Metal chip detector light came on.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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