- Date
- August 23, 1987, 08:38 local (18:38 UTC)
- Place
- Kailua-Kona, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2777RBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870823082899A
- Case key
- 25668
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Analysis
As the helicopter was climbing over rising terrain at 300' to 400' AGL, the plt noted altimeter & airspeed indcns of 8700' & 60 mph. After climbing an adnl 2 min to aprx 10,000' (12,000' density alt), he noticed the rotor RPM was bleeding off. He made a 180 deg rgt turn & headed down slope, but the helicopter 'crash landed' at the 8500' level. The plt rprtd the winds were from the nw at 5 KTS & the temp was 60 deg f. aprx 26 mi nw at Kailua-Kona, the 1750 wind was from 030 deg at 7 KTS. According to wt & balance records, the acft was loaded to 3171 lbs (28 lbs under max wt lmt).calculations showed the helicopter would have had to climb at a rate of 616'/MIN to maint a 60 mph climb over the trrn. According to the flt manual, at 3171 lbs, the helicopter's max rate of climb at 10,000' with 60 deg air temp would have been 450'/MIN. Also, the manual showed the helicopter was not able to hover out of ground effect at an alt & temp of 10,000' & 60 deg, when the gross wt was at or above 2800 lbs. No preimpact mech problems were fnd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2777R
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2813
- Airframe hours
- 2,633
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Kenai Air Of Hawaii
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 21, 1987 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- KOA · Kailua-Kona, HI
- Destination
- KOA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,278 total · 1,910 in this make and model · 4,636 as pilot in command · 224 in the last 90 days · 82 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KOA, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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