# Accident 19860531087019A: Aerosp AS355F1, Kamuela, HI, May 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Kamuela, HI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.0408° N, 155.7000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0408&lon=-155.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N909CH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,657 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86MA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531087019A

## Narrative

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

THE STARFLEX ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING HOVER FROM COMPOSITE CRACKING. DESIGN OF UNIT IS CONSIDERED TO BE CAUSAL.

## 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 LAX86MA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA238), May 31, 1986: Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 (N909CH), Kameula, HI, substantial damage

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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