Bell 206B accident near Kalaheo, HI
On September 25, 2004, a Bell 206B (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Kalaheo, HI. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 25, 2004
- Place
- Kalaheo, HI
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 21.997°N, 159.498°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041004X01558
NTSB summary
The Safety Board adopted the final report of this accident investigation, including the analysis and probable cause, on February 13, 2007. The Safety Board's full report will be available soon at http://ntsb.gov/Publictn/publictn.htm. The Aviation Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-07/03. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On September 24, 2004, about 1642 Hawaiian standard time, a Bell 206B helicopter, N16849, registered to and operated by Bali Hai Helicopter Tours, Inc., of Hanapepe, Hawaii, impacted mountainous terrain in Kalaheo, Hawaii, on the island of Kauai, 8.4 miles northeast of Port Allen Airport (PAK), Hanapepe. The commercial pilot and the four passengers were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and postimpact fire. The nonstop sightseeing air tour flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 and visual flight rules with no flight plan filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed near the accident site. The air tour flight was conducted under Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 71, "Special Operating Rules for Air Tour Operators in the State of Hawaii," and in accordance with a certificate of waiver or authorization approved for Bali Hai by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Flight Standards District Office in Honolulu, Hawaii. The minimum altitude for tour flights specified in SFAR 71 is 1,500 feet above ground level (agl) and no closer than 1,500 feet to any person or property, unless otherwise authorized. Bali Hai's certificate of
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into an area of turbulent, reduced visibility weather conditions, which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of control of the helicopter. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's inexperience in assessing local weather conditions, inadequate Federal Aviation Administration surveillance of Special Federal Avi
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
