ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294080
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 2005 |
| Time: | 12:33 LT |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Ohana Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N905BK |
| MSN: | 2509 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12695 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lihue, Kauai, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kauai Island/Lihue Airport, HI (LIH/PHLI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter collided with terrain while hovering in the aft direction prior to takeoff. The tail rotor stinger made contact with elevated terrain, which was 3 to 4 inches higher than the pad from which the helicopter had departed. The stinger dug into the ground, damaging the vertical fin attached to the tail boom. The pilot stated that the helicopter had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05CA102
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