# Incident 19940402016539I: Snias AS350D, Nahiku, HI, April 2, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1994, 08:35 local time
- Place: Nahiku, HI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ILNA
- Location: 20.8249° N, 156.0914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nāhiku, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8249&lon=-156.0914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,908 total, 323 in this make and model, 323 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940402016539I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DECELERATION IN FLIGHT. LANDED AT THE WATER FALLS. SUSPECT GOVERNOR LEVER NOT PROPERLY SEAT. FLAKE OF METAL.

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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