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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350B · Kalaupapa Molok, HI · July 14, 1994

Date
July 14, 1994 · 17:45 local
Place
Kalaupapa Molok, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HWVA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N350MH
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94MA236
Reported as
Snias AS350B
Reported engine
TMECA ARRIEL1B
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Lost power hovering over water near shore. Floats popped late. Hard landing used wests swan to shore. Undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER HOVERING OVER WATER NEAR SHORE. FLOATS POPPED LATE. HARD LANDING USED WESTS SWAN TO SHORE. UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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