Bell 206B N529RS

Summary

On 16 August 2004 at about 20:25 local time, a Bell 206B registered N529RS was involved in an accident near Kahului, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 2004 at 20:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Kahului, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Kahului Helipad (OGG)

Coordinates

20.8986, -156.4306

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N529RS

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kahului → Kona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04CA315

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Contributing factors were the direct crosswind and his lack of total experience in the accident helicopter make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The helicopter experienced a dynamic rollover to the right during an attempted takeoff in gusty crosswinds. The pilot noted the wind was a direct left crosswind at 17 knots with gusts to 21 knots. While applying collective input for takeoff, the left skid started to rise. The pilot countered by applying left pedal and cyclic input; however, the helicopter continued rolling to the right. Witnesses stated the right skid never separated from the helipad. The commercial pilot had a total of 6.6 hours in the accident helicopter make and model. The pilot did not report any anomalies with the helicopter that would have contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.