# Accident 19940714018959A: Snias AS350B, Kalaupapa Molok, HI, July 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Kalaupapa Molok, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HWVA
- Location: 21.0793° N, 157.0109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.0793&lon=-157.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350MH-2011-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94MA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94MA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940714018959A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW94MA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94MA236), Jul 15, 1994: Aerospatiale AS350B (N350MH), Kalaupapa, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MONITOR POWER REQUIRED VERSUS POWER AVAILABLE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM), RESULTING IN ROTOR RPM DECAY AND A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

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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