# NTSB LAX81FJA03: Bell 206L, N59358, Kauai, HI, November 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1980
- Place: Kauai, HI · KAUAI, HI
- Location: 22.0494° N, 159.5310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kauaʻi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.0494&lon=-159.5310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FJA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3010   80/11/2 NR.KAUAI,HI           BELL 206L           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1120                    N59358              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            25, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, 870
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANALET,KAUI,HI             MT WAIALEAL KAUAI HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A APPROX 5500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N59358 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801102061529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102061529A), Nov 2, 1980: Bell 206L, Hanalei, HI, Substantial damage. Tried to hover above helicopters altitude capabilities with full load. Lost pedal. Hard tail-first landing.

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.

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