- Date
- September 16, 1981
- Place
- Kilauea, HI · KILAUEA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16663Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123189
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3478 81/9/16 KILAUEA,HI BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1740 N16663 PX- 0 1 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG 36, 2385 TOTAL HOURS, 91 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCEVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HANALEI,HI RETURN KILAUEA,HI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DRNG APP TO GRASS CVRD AREA EXC L PEDAL HAD TO BE USED,ABTD LNDG.ATMPTD 2ND APP SAME AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16663
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Princeville
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