ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22709
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Date: | Thursday 11 August 1994 |
Time: | 12:15 |
Type: | Aérospatiale AS 350D |
Owner/operator: | Hawaiian Heli-Jet Inc |
Registration: | N889AT |
MSN: | 1332 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Total airframe hrs: | 7395 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 2 mi W of Kukuihaele, Hawaii, HI -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Hilo, Hawaii (ITO/PHTO) |
Destination airport: | Waimea, Hawaii |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On August 11, 1994, about 12:15 hours Hawaii standard time (HST), an Aerospatiale AS350-D, N889AT, crashed during a precautionary landing about 2 miles west of Kukuihaele, Hawaii. The helicopter was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) sightseeing flight when the accident occurred. The helicopter, operated by Hawaiian Heli-Jet Inc., Waikoloa, Hawaii, sustained substantial damage.
The certificated commercial pilot and six passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Company VFR flight-planning procedures for designated tour routes were utilized. The accident flight originated at the Hilo International Airport, Hilo, Hawaii, about 11:45 hours HST. This was a sightseeing flight.
The pilot reported that the tour flight departed the Waimea-Kohala airport, Kamuela, Hawaii, about
09:35 hours HST and proceeded to the Volcanoes National Park area and then landed at Hilo for fuel
After departure from Hilo, the flight proceeded northwest along the north shore of Hawaii. After crossing the Waipio Valley, the pilot was flying about 900 to 1,200 feet above the shoreline when he heard and observed the main rotor rpm begin to decrease. The pilot decreased the collective control and began a steeper than normal approach for a precautionary landing.
The landing area consisted of a small shelf of 8-inch- to 2-foot- diameter boulders that sloped downward to the shore. During the landing, the pilot added engine power by increasing the collective pitch control. The engine did not respond and the main rotor low rpm warning horn
sounded. The helicopter touched down facing in a southeast direction, about 50 feet from the surf
line. The helicopter then began to slide off of the rock ledge toward the water. The main rotor and
tail rotor blades struck the rocks and the helicopter turned about 270 degrees and then rolled onto
its right side. When the helicopter came to rest, the engine was not running.
Sources:
1. NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001206X02064&key=1 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=889AT 3.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=11522 4. N889AT AS350 seen at Dodson s scrapyard in November 1996:
https://flickr.com/photos/l8rmt/7414174348/ 5.
http://aircrashed.com/accident/LAX94FA317.shtml 6. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=301&count=50]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2008 10:48 |
Vaclav Kudela |
Added |
24-Jun-2014 18:10 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Jul-2014 21:20 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:14 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
21-Dec-2016 19:16 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
21-Dec-2016 19:20 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
15-Jun-2023 04:52 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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