# Accident 19940811021209A: Snias AS350D, Kukuihaele, HI, August 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Kukuihaele, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Slope Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YHJA
- Location: 20.0698° N, 155.4592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0698&lon=-155.4592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N889AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N889AT-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR (registry code 8680803, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A3
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811021209A

## Narrative

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

LOST ROTOR RPM EN ROUTE. TRIED SLOPE LANDING. ROLLED OVER ON ROCK LEDGE. POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR T FITTING LEAKING.

## 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 LAX94FA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA317), Aug 11, 1994: Aerospatiale AS350-D (N889AT), Kukuihaele, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fatigue crack in the 'T' fitting on the power turbine governor pneumatic accumulator. A factor was the rough, rock-covered landing area.

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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