# Accident 20140617010589A: Eurocopter AS 350 BA, Wailuku, HI, June 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wailuku, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SSHA
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6094H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 BA
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL LTS101-600A3A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,289 total, 1,122 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140617010589A

## Narrative

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

WAIHEE VALLEY, MAUI: N6094H, AS-350, MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR WAIHEE VALLEY DUE TO A REPORTED TAIL ROTOR DRIVE-SHAFT FAILURE AT APPROX. 171300P. 6 POB, NO INJURIES, EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

AIRCRAFT ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 WPR14LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA251), Jun 17, 2014: Airbus AS 350 BA FX1 (N6094H), Wailuku, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine’s pneumatic fuel control line fitting, resulting in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the failure was the repeated loosening and re-torqueing of the fitting during…

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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