# NTSB OAK75FJA04: Bell 206, N4760R, Honokaa, HI, September 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1974
- Place: Honokaa, HI · HONOKAA, HI
- Location: 20.0776° N, 155.4644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honokaa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0776&lon=-155.4644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FJA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FJA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3058  74/9/30    HONOKAA,HAWAII      BELL 206            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N4760R              PX-  1  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 42, 6500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HILO,HAWAII                 HONOKAA,HAWAII               LAUPAHOEHOE,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      79
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT DEPLANED TO ASSIST PATIENT.WIND GUST TIPPED HELI OVR & M/R BLADE STRUCK PATIENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4760R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4760R-1975-09-29), registration cancelled 1975-09-29, S/N 279, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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 19740930032639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740930032639A), Sep 30, 1974: Bell 206A, Honokaa, HI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Plt deplaned to assist patient. Wind gust tipped heli ovr & m/r blade struck patient.

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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