- Date
- January 15, 1986, 15:45 local (Jan 16, 1986, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Waimea, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3179XBell 206B-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860115075759A
- Case key
- 25053
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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
While on a local flt, the plt descended to aprx 500 ft AGL and flew the helicopter along a coastal area. He reported the helicopter suddenly lost power and he initiated an autorotative landing to the beach where the helicopter 'had a hard landing.' An exam revealed a cracked and broken pneumatic line at the fuel controller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3179X
- Reported as
- Bell 206B-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3756
- Airframe hours
- 2,778
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 370 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Kenai Air Hawaii
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 30, 1985 · 69 hours before
- Departed
- MUE · Kamuela, HI
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,918 total · 2,750 in this make and model · 4,700 as pilot in command · 112 in the last 90 days · 48 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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.