# Accident 19941024035609A: Snias AS350D, Kaupo, HI, October 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Kaupo, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ILNA
- Location: 20.7698° N, 155.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7698&lon=-155.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5771L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5771L-2009-06-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,216 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941024035609A

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION POWER LOSS AUTORATED INTO TREES. IMPELLER BLADES FAILED IN FATIGUE.

## 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 LAX95LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA019), Oct 24, 1994: Eurocopter AS-350D (N5771L), Kaupo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power by the corrosion fatigue failure of the compressor impeller due to the failure of company maintenance personnel to perform the prescribed daily compressor wash procedures…

## Other reports on N5771L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820719055669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820719055669A), Jul 19, 1982: Snias AS350D (N5771L), Sabine Pass, LA, Substantial damage. Helicopter made autorotation landing in gulf. Float deflated during tow operation causing major damage.

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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