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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350B · Humuula, HI · February 23, 1994

Date
February 23, 1994 · 16:13 local
Place
Humuula, HI
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ILNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N766MP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA134
Reported as
Snias AS350B
Reported engine
TMECA ARRIEL1B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,757 total522 in this make and model234 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Turning at high density altitude below vy to avoid clouds encountered downdraft and struck mountain terrain.

As the FAA filed it

TURNING AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE BELOW VY TO AVOID CLOUDS ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND STRUCK MOUNTAIN TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N766MP · 1

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