# NTSB investigations, 2000, HI

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX01IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01IA066.md): Lockheed L-1011-385-1 · Honolulu, HI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2000 · N735D · Minor damage
  > the electrical wire arcing and burning as result of insulation degradation, which more than likely resulted from improper clamping.
- [NTSB LAX01LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA047.md): Wsk Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga 80 · Kaunakakai, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2000 · N112B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper assessment of in-flight weather conditions, his inadequate compensation for winds, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude and clearance on the lee side of mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB LAX01LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA046.md): Cessna 305A · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2000 · N65071 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent ground loop.
- [NTSB LAX01LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA025.md): Aerospatiale AS350BA · Kamuela, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 2000 · N12NT · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine manufacturer's repair station personnel to install a circlip during engine overhaul, which resulted in the turbine assembly aft support bearing becoming dislodged and seized on the shaft. A factor…
- [NTSB LAX01LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA016.md): Aerospatiale AS350-BH · Hilo, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2000 · N532BH · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance by the helicopter manufacturer during manufacture, which installed skins of inadequate thickness on the tail boom. A factor in the accident was the failure of the manufacturer's quality control system to detect the inadequate thickness.
- [NTSB LAX01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA008.md): Cessna 172H · Hilo, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 2000 · N3715R · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent pilot-induced porpoise resulting from the pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate power management.
- [NTSB LAX00FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA310.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Hilo, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2000 · N923BA · Substantial damage
  > Deterioration and failure of the oil filter converter plate gasket, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent in-flight fire.
- [NTSB LAX00MA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00MA273.md): Aerospatiale AS 355F1 · Kahului, Maui, HI · Accident · 7 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2000 · N510TG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate decision by which he continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Also causal was his failure to maintain terrain clearance resulting in a collision with mountainous terrain. A contributing factor was…
- [NTSB LAX00FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA229.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Lihue, Kauai, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2000 · N649HA · Substantial damage
  > The first officer's delayed and misjudged landing flare resulting in a tail strike and hard landing. Contributing factors were his relative inexperience flying the type of airplane, and the captain's and the first officer's failure to adhere to required…
- [NTSB LAX00FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA191.md): Rockwell NA-265-65 · Kaunakakai, HI · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 11, 2000 · N241H · Destroyed
  > Inadequate crew coordination led to the captain's decision to discontinue the instrument approach procedure and initiate a maneuvering descent solely by visual references at night in an area of mountainous terrain. The crew failed to review the instrument…
- [NTSB LAX00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA192.md): Lockheed L1011-385-1 · Maui, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 2000 · N192AT · Substantial damage
  > The captain's failure to maintain the proper wind-adjusted Vref airspeed, by a margin which varied from 7 to 20 knots too slow, during the final 10 seconds of the approach prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB LAX00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA167.md): Eurocopter AS-350 BA · Kahului, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2000 · N6094H · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the manufacturer to ensure proper quality control of the ignition solenoid housing chamfer area, which allowed for insufficient clamping forces between the ignition solenoid housing and T-fitting, and the eventual separation of the T-fitting, loss…
- [NTSB LAX00FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA159.md): Convair BT-13A · Pearl Harbor, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 2000 · N56336 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to anticipate turbulence from the formation lead airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.
- [NTSB LAX00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA094.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 2000 · N140ND · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout. The pilot's self induced pressure and the quartering tailwind were factors in the accident.
- [NTSB LAX00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA089.md): Robinson R22B · Hana, Maui, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 2000 · N62DF · Substantial damage
  > The student's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a tail rotor vortex ring state induced right yaw.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2000
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'HI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=HI&year=2000

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