# Accident 20220608008059A: Bell 407, Ocean View, HI, June 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2022, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ocean View, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K2DA
- Location: 19.0054° N, 155.6546° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.0054&lon=-155.6546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402SH-2023-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,330 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220608008059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A PART 135 AIR TOUR FLIGHT FROM KONA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1700L.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN LAVA FIELD NEAR SOUTH POINT ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAI'I.  INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE TAILBOOM SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT.

TAILBOOM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS FROM THE FUSLEAGE WRECKAGE ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT.  SIX PEOPLE ON BOARD (PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS) WITH THREE SERIOUS INJURIES (PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS) AND THREE MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC22FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22FA041), Jun 9, 2022: Bell 407 (N402SH), Kalea, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the tail boom as a result of abnormal loading and fracture of the upper-left tail boom attachment bolt due to a gap between the upper-left longeron and aft fuselage…

## Other reports on N402SH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100704040039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100704040039I), Jul 4, 2010: Bell 407 (N402SH), Hilo, HI, No damage. The PIC reported a "wisping" sound which he believed was coming from a main rotor blade tape peeling off. About 5 seconds later he heard a loud noise and…

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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