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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350D · Hanalei, HI · July 14, 1994

Date
July 14, 1994 · 15:36 local
Place
Hanalei, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ILNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N151BH
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94MA235
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A3
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
12,800 total3,000 in this make and model319 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Lost power near shore. Autorotated to water. Not float equipped. Failed use life vests. Pilot two passengers drowned

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER NEAR SHORE. AUTOROTATED TO WATER. NOT FLOAT EQUIPPED. FAILED USE LIFE VESTS.PILOT TWO PASSENGERS DROWNED

NTSB investigation

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