- Date
- June 12, 1978
- Place
- Lihue Kauai, HI · LIHUE KAUAI, HI
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N176KHBell 206L
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780612017859A
- Case key
- 141423
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1765 78/6/12 NR.LIHUE,KAUAI,HI BELL 206L CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1346 TIME - 0605 N176KH PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIHUE AIRPORT,KAUAI KOKEE STATE PARK,HI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PAX INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSED ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL.PAX NOT BRIEFED TO KEEP FEET AWAY FRM PEDALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N176KH
- Reported as
- Bell 206L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.