20050712017829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS 350 BA · Kailua-Kona, HI · July 12, 2005

Date: July 12, 2005 · 06:30 local
Place: Kailua-Kona, HI
Airport: Keahole Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: SSHA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4064F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05FA229
Reported as: Snias AS350BA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total4,000 in this make and model346 in the last 90 days

N4064FRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2008 · Eurocopter AS 350 BAS/N 3087 · Built 1998 Airframe modelEurocopter AS 350 BA Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1SERTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 07/12/05 at 11:46 am sunshine aircraft N4064F, AS-350-BA helicopter, made an emergency landing at Kona airport runway 17 after the tail rotor gearbox separated from the aircraft during inflight. There were no injuries to the sole occupant on this aircraft, damage was in the tail rotor area only.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 07/12/05 AT 11:46 AM SUNSHINE AIRCRAFT N4064F, AS-350-BA HELICOPTER, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KONA AIRPORT RUNWAY 17 AFTER THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING INFLIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON THIS AIRCRAFT, DAMAGE WAS IN THE TAIL ROTOR AREA ONLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05FA229Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportKapaau, HIthe in-flight separation of the tail rotor system as a result of a loss of clamp force and fatigue fracturing of the attachment nut plates. The cause of the loss of clamp force was likely due to an inadvertent tail rotor blade strike during the previous…Jul 12, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4064F · 1

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

Incident 20000824027649IDescent · Hilo, HI(-23)On 8/24/2000, at approximately 1426 HST, the aerospatiale as 350BA, N4064F, encountered an hydraulic system failure during its approach to the Hilo international airport. The pilot responded to the emergency, notified the Hilo air traffic control tower…Aug 24, 2000