ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169995
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| Date: | Saturday 13 September 2014 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 AStar |
| Owner/operator: | Hawaii Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N197BH |
| MSN: | 2666 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21743 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kahului , Maui, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Kahului, Maui, HI (OGG) |
| Kahului, Maui, HI (OGG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, a cart that housed an auxiliary power unit was positioned near the helicopter and used to start its engine. After engine start, ground personnel did not remove the cart from the helipad. The pilot reported that shortly after lift off to a hover, to perform track and balance checks, the tail rotor struck the forward portion of the cart. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail boom and tail rotor. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the cart while hovering. Contributing to the accident was the failure of ground personnel to remove the cart from the helipad.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2014 13:32 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 19-Sep-2014 15:34 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage] |
| 19-Sep-2014 15:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 02-Dec-2014 22:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2015 16:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2016 13:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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