Accident · 1994-02-23

NTSB case LAX94LA134 · AEROSPATIALE AS-350-B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1994-02-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE AS-350-B (N766MP)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PAPILLON HAWAIIAN HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

The pilot's poor in-flight decision by failing to attain the best rate of climb speed and exceeding the helicopter's hover performance capability. The clouds and downdraft were factors in this accident.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA134

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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