Accident: Airbus AS350B2
Dec 27, 2019 · Kekaha, HI
NTSB numberANC20MA010Event id20191227X75520
- 7
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules (VFR) into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in the collision into terrain. Contributing to the accident was Safari Aviation Inc.’s lack of safety management processes to identify hazards and mitigate the risks associated with factors that influence pilots to continue VFR flight into IMC. Also contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration’s delayed implementation of a Hawaii aviation weather camera program, its lack of leadership in the development of a cue-based weather training program for Hawaii air tour pilots, and its ineffective monitoring and oversight of Hawaii air tour operators’ weather-related operating practices.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Airbus AS350B2
- Registration
- N985SA
- Year built
- 1998
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise VFR encounter with IMC
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Princeville Airport (HPV)10 nm (19 km) east
- Barking Sands Airport (BKH)12 nm (22 km) south-west
- Port Allen Airport (PAK)16 nm (30 km) south
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