# Accident 19901115062689A: Snias AS350B, Kahului, HI, November 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1990, 20:13 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HWVA
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350SB-2018-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 BA (registry code 8680955, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 950 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901115062689A

## Narrative

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

YAWED 180 DEGREES AND SETTLED HARD TO RUNWAY WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY. HYDRAULIC TEST AND OFF SWITCHES IDENTICAL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N350SB (2)

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

- [Incident 19970721025319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721025319I), Jul 21, 1997: Snias AS350BA (N350SB), Lihue, HI, 1 fatal. Shutdown engine after landing. Departed rotors turning. Other company planed landing. Rotors flexed. Crewman killed
- [Incident 19900427019109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900427019109I), Apr 27, 1990: Snias AS350B (N350SB), Kahului, HI. Hydraulic failure in flight. Returned. Landed safely. Hydraulic pump belt was slipping.

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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