# Accident 19940714048979A: Snias AS350B, Kalaupapa, HI, July 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Kalaupapa, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HWVA
- Location: 21.1895° N, 156.9818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalaupapa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1895&lon=-156.9818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35MH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940714048979A

## 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 VESTS. SWAM TO SHORE.UNDETERMINED

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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