# Accident 19940714046529A: Snias AS350D, Hanalei, HI, July 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1994, 15:36 local time
- Place: Hanalei, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ILNA
- Location: 22.2003° N, 159.4995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.2003&lon=-159.4995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A3
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 319 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94MA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94MA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940714046529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW94MA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94MA235), Jul 15, 1994: Aerospatiale AS350D (N151BH), Hanalei, HI, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER, AND THE LACK OF AIRCRAFT FLOTATION EQUIPMENT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FLIGHT OVER WATER ADJACENT TO TERRAIN…

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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