# Accident 19920916036979A: Snias AS350B, Hana, HI, September 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hana, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HWVA
- Location: 20.7708° N, 155.9900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7708&lon=-155.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350SM-1997-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL (registry code 8680801, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as-350b-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 7,021 total, 1,620 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916036979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX92FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA388), Sep 16, 1992: Aerospatiale AS-350B (N350SM), Hana, HI, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: THE 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…

## Other reports on N350SM (1)

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

- [Incident 19910218007419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218007419I), Feb 18, 1991: Snias AS350B (N350SM), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. Lack of tail rotor control on climb. Returned. Tail rotor control tube was severed by the thomas coupling.

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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