# Accident 20111110027549A: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, Pukoo, HI, November 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2011, 12:14 local time
- Place: Pukoo, HI
- Airport: Kahalui
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HCMA
- Location: 21.0675° N, 156.8430° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.0675&lon=-156.8430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11QV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11QV-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (registry code 8680989, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1 (registry code 60056, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,861 total, 306 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12MA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12MA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111110027549A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE PATTERN IS CONSISTANT WITH A TAIL STRIKE (CFIT) AS TAILBOOM COMPONENTS AND THE FENESTRON WERE LOCATED A FEW HUNDREAD FEET BEFORE THE MAIN WRECKAGE.  DURING THE INITIAL IMPACT IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE PILOT SIDE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.  AN IN FLIGHT BREAK UP APPEARS TO HAVE RESULTED AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION OF TAIL DOWN FORCE AND FORWARD CG SHIFT.

## 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 WPR12MA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12MA034), Nov 10, 2011: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N11QV), Pukoo, HI, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain while operating in marginal weather conditions, which resulted in the impact of the horizontal stabilizer and lower forward portion…

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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