S N I A S SA318C N65180
12 March 1973 · Kamuela, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 March 1973 at about 19:00 local time, a S N I A S SA318C registered N65180, operated by Hawaii CTY FIR, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kamuela, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kamuela, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- S N I A S SA318C
- Registration
- N65180
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hawaii CTY FIR
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kemole, Hawaii → Waimea, Hawaii
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0744
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
IFR COND DUE SMOKE FROM RANGE FIRE, GRND FOG AND DUSK. PLT TURNED ON LDG LTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other S N I A S SA318C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1972 | S N I A S SA318C | Dulac, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Helic | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1971 | S N I A S SA318C | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | Rotor Aids, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1975 | S N I A S SA318C | Tonsina, Alaska, United States | Livingston COP | Serious 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 | - |