Bell 206B N16663
16 September 1981 · Kilauea, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1981 at about 17:40 local time, a Bell 206B registered N16663, operated by Papillon Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kilauea, Hawaii, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kilauea, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Princeville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N16663
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Papillon Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Hanalei, Hi → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3478
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 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
DRNG APP TO GRASS CVRD AREA EXC L PEDAL HAD TO BE USED, ABTD LNDG.ATMPTD 2ND APP SAME AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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