Bell 206B N29906

Summary

On 8 June 1986 at about 02:27 local time, a Bell 206B registered N29906, operated by Papillon Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Hanalei, Hawaii, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 June 1986 at 02:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Hanalei, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Princeville (HPV)

Coordinates

22.1996, -159.4992

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N29906

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Papillon Helicopters

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hanalei → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86FA243

5 people were seriously injured.

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

THE HELICOPTER HAD JUST DEPARTED RUNWAY 05. GROUND WITNESSES AND SEVERAL OCCUPANTS IN THE HELICOPTER REPORTED THAT WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 150 FT AGL IT SUSTAINED A TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ENTERED INTO AN ABRUPT RIGHT TURN AUTOROTATION. THE AIRPORT IS LOCATED ON A PLATEAU AND THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN SLOPES DOWNWARD. THE HELICOPTER CRASHED ABOUT 100 YARDS EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. POST-IMPACT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED IT WAS NOT OPERATING AT IMPACT. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN TESTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER CONTAINED DISCOLORED FUEL AND SOME CONTAMINATES; THE FUEL DOWNSTREAM, HOWEVER, WAS FREE OF ANY DISCOLORATION AND/OR CONTAMINATES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.