# Accident 20060109000629A: Snias AS350BA, Kaupo, HI, January 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2006, 09:00 local time
- Place: Kaupo, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SSHA
- Location: 20.6365° N, 156.1228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaupō, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.6365&lon=-156.1228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3607P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3607P-2006-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350BA (registry code 8680817, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,300 total, 5,920 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060109000629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER CRASHED AT KAUPO, MAUI, HAWAII. PILOT SAID HE FELT A STRONG VIBRATION, HEARD HORN AND ENTERED AUTOROTATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN TREES AT APPROXIMATELY THE 3000' ELEVATION ON SIDE OF HALEAKALA ON ISLAND OF MAUI.

## 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

## Other reports on N3607P (1)

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

- [Incident 19990228015659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990228015659I), Feb 28, 1999: Snias AS350BA (N3607P), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. The baggage door popped open in flight and damaged the right side of the aircraft.

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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