- Date
- August 8, 1973
- Place
- Hilo, HI · HILO, HI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N41171Alouette II SA318C
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730808028609A
- Case key
- 189064
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2730 73/8/8 NR.HILO,HAWAII ALOUETTE II SA318C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2754 TIME - 1015 N41171 PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAIAKEA,HAWAII LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL GAGE UNRELBL.LOW FUEL INDCR INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41171
- Reported as
- Alouette II SA318C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hilo
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.