# Accident 20181030021259A: Bell 430, Kona, HI, October 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2018, 11:05 local time
- Place: Kona, HI
- Airport: Kona-Kailua
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K2DA
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 430 (registry code 1182150, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,653 total, 136 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181030021259A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CLIMBING TO 1500 FEET MSL IN PROGRESS PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOUD THUMP. PILOT IMMEDIATELY FELT A MEDIUM-TO HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION OF SIGNIFICANT AMPLITUDE MORE THROUGH THE AIRFRAME THAN THROUGH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.

## 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

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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