# Accident 20070308003109A: Snias AS350BA, Hanalei, HI, March 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2007, 15:03 local time
- Place: Hanalei, HI
- Airport: Princeville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: S9HA
- Location: 22.2000° N, 159.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.2000&lon=-159.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354NT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354NT-2017-06-07) (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
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 10,471 total, 3,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07MA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07MA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070308003109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 8, 2007, AT 1502 HAWAII STANDARD TIME, A EUROCOPTER AS-350-BA, N354NT, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT PRINCEVILLE AIRPORT, PRINCEVILLE, HAWAAI. THE HELICOPTER, WHICH WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY, HELI-USA AIRWAYS, INC., WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. THERE WERE SIX PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RATED PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE THREE REMAINING PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A LOCAL COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 135 AIR TOUR FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING FROM THE SCENIC TOUR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 NYC07MA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07MA073), Mar 9, 2007: Aerospatiale AS350BA (N354NT), Princeville, HI, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly tighten (torque) the flight control servo lower attachment clevis, and reinstall a functioning lock washer, which resulted in a flight control…

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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