# Accident 19850926054499A: Snias AS350D, Kula, HI, September 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Kula, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ILNA
- Location: 20.7200° N, 156.3395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7200&lon=-156.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4268V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4268V-1996-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR (registry code 8680803, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,490 total, 586 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850926054499A

## Narrative

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

COULD NOT CLEAR POWERLINES WHILE CLIMBING UP SLOPE OF CRATER. LOST LIFT IN ATTEMPT TO TURN AROUND. IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 LAX85FA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA402), Sep 26, 1985: Aerospatiale AS350D (N4268V), Kula, HI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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