# Accident 20060129001659A: Snias AS350D, Kahului, HI, January 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2006
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DNWL
- Location: 20.8667° N, 156.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8667&lon=-156.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90Q-2018-02-20) (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: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 20,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060129001659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 29, 2006 ABOUT 0907 HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME, A EUROCOPTER AS-350-D, N90Q, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. DURING THE ENSUING AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT, THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD IN A FIELD NEAR KAHULUI, HAWAII. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE HE CLIMBED APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND COMMENCED THE PLANNED 45 MINUTE LONG TOUR FLIGHT. DURING THE ENROUTE HE HEARD A COUPLE OF LOUD SOUNDS EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST, AND HE MADE A HARD FORCED LANDING ON A DOWNSLOPING SUGAR CANE FIELD.

## 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 LAX06LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA098), Jan 29, 2006: Eurocopter AS350D (N90Q), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the internal effects on the bearings consistent with an operating event of insufficient oil supply. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper flare…

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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