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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Snias AS350B · Hana, HI · September 16, 1992

Date: September 16, 1992 · 11:00 local
Place: Hana, HI
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HWVA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N350SM
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX92FA388
Reported as: Snias AS350B
Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 7
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,021 total1,620 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

N350SMRegistration cancelled Oct 10, 1997 · S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUILS/N 1488 Airframe modelS N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL

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What happened

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

Flew into side of cloud obscured mountain during sightseeing tour flight. Failed to maintain VFR per ops specs.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN DURING SIGHTSEEING TOUR FLIGHT. FAILED TO MAINTAIN VFR PER OPS SPECS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX92FA388Accident · 7 fatalField investigationFinal reportHana, HIThe pilot inadequately evaluating the enroute weather conditions, and the pilot making the inflight decision to continue VFR flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors in this accident were the inability of the pilot to see and avoid the mountainous…Sep 16, 1992 · Destroyed

Other reports on N350SM · 1

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

Incident 19910218007419IForced/Precautionary Landing · Kahului, HILack of tail rotor control on climb. Returned. Tail rotor control tube was severed by the thomas coupling.Feb 18, 1991 · Minor damage