Alouette Ii SA318C N41171
8 August 1973 · Hilo, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1973 at about 10:15 local time, a Alouette Ii SA318C registered N41171, operated by Hawaii Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hilo, Hawaii, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilo, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hilo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alouette Ii SA318C
- Registration
- N41171
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hawaii Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Waiakea, Hawaii → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2730
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
FUEL GAGE UNRELBL.LOW FUEL INDCR INOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Alouette Ii SA318C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1972 | Alouette Ii SA318C | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Helic | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |