- Date
- June 15, 1985, 08:42 local (18:42 UTC)
- Place
- Lahaina, HI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3179XBell 206B-III
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850615038129A
- Case key
- 24746
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that the engine failed at an altitude of 800 feet MSL during the climb to cruise phase of a sightseeing flight with 3 passengers on board. The acft landed in the surf of the pacific ocean and damaged the tail rotor. The pilot and passengers received no injuries. An examination of the fuel system disclosed an exess of 3 gallons of fresh water in the tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3179X
- Reported as
- Bell 206B-III
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3756
- Airframe hours
- 2,250
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20J, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Kenai Air Hawaii, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 14, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- HKP · Kaanapali, HI
- Airport
- JL · Laama[A;O
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,668 total · 3,010 in this make and model · 6,245 as pilot in command · 129 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3179X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.