# Accident 19910724048179A: Snias AS350B, Kahului, HI, July 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ILNA
- Location: 20.8694° N, 156.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8694&lon=-156.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N766MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766MP-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,205 total, 346 in this make and model, 316 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724048179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. HARD LANDING FROM AUTOROTATION. NO USABLE FUEL  LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT INOP.

## 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 LAX91LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA339), Jul 25, 1991: Aerospatiale AS350B (N766MP), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A NON-MECHANICAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL LOW LEVEL INDICATION SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N766MP (1)

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

- [Accident 19940223002849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940223002849A), Feb 23, 1994: Snias AS350B (N766MP), Humuula, HI, Substantial damage. Turning at high density altitude below vy to avoid clouds encountered downdraft and struck mountain terrain.

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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