# Accident 19940223002849A: Snias AS350B, Humuula, HI, February 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1994, 16:13 local time
- Place: Humuula, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ILNA
- Location: 20.0396° N, 155.6997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0396&lon=-155.6997&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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,757 total, 522 in this make and model, 234 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940223002849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX94LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA134), Feb 24, 1994: Aerospatiale AS-350-B (N766MP), Humuula, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poor in-flight decision by failing to attain the best rate of climb speed and exceeding the helicopter's hover performance capability. The clouds and downdraft were factors in this…

## Other reports on N766MP (1)

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

- [Accident 19910724048179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724048179A), Jul 24, 1991: Snias AS350B (N766MP), Kahului, HI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on sightseeing flight. Hard landing from autorotation. No usable fuel low fuel indicator light inop.

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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