Bell 206L N477KH
9 October 1978 · Waimea Cnyn, Hawaii, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1978 at about 10:45 local time, a Bell 206L registered N477KH, operated by Kenai Air Hawa, was involved in an accident during in flight near Waimea Cnyn, Hawaii, United States. 7 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waimea Cnyn, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L
- Registration
- N477KH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kenai Air Hawa
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kauai, Hi → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4188
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SGHT SNG FLT FRM HOTEL TO WIAMEA CNYN AND RETRN.PLT AUTOROTATED INTO FOREST AFTER FLAMEOUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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