# Accident 20040816021829A: Bell 206B, Kahului, HI, August 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2004, 20:25 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N529RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N529RS-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040816021829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 16, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 2025Z AIRCRAFT N529RS WAS DEPARTING KAHULUI AIRPORT. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT IMPACTING THE EARTH, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

## 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 LAX04CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA315), Aug 16, 2004: Bell 206B (N529RS), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Contributing factors were the direct crosswind and his lack of total experience in the…

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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