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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350D · Hilo, HI · October 14, 1991

Date
October 14, 1991 · 10:25 local
Place
Hilo, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ILNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35961
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA014
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,362 total94 in this make and model143 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.

Hovering low level downwind near edge of active volcano. Had compressor stall. Hard landing chopped off tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

HOVERING LOW LEVEL DOWNWIND NEAR EDGE OF ACTIVE VOLCANO. HAD COMPRESSOR STALL. HARD LANDING CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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