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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Snias AS350D · Volcano, HI · August 19, 1989

Date
August 19, 1989 · 09:10 local
Place
Volcano, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ILNA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N35970
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA281
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total20 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost power. Autorotated to crash landing. Power turbine shaft had failed. Site was on slopes of mauna loa.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED TO CRASH LANDING. POWER TURBINE SHAFT HAD FAILED. SITE WAS ON SLOPES OF MAUNA LOA.

NTSB investigation

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