Accident: Airbus EC130
Jan 18, 2016 · Hanalei, HI
NTSB numberWPR16FA055Event id20160119X14513
- 0
- Fatalities
- 7
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The fatigue failure of the engine fuel pipe as a result of vibration caused by a worn starter-generator front bearing support, which excited the fuel pipe and caused it to oscillate at a resonant frequency, and a subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the severity of passenger injuries was the improper positioning of the passengers' seat belts.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Airbus EC130
- Registration
- N11VQ
- Year built
- 2015
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (total)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Barking Sands Airport (BKH)11 nm (21 km) south-west
- Princeville Airport (HPV)12 nm (22 km) east
- Port Allen Airport (PAK)17 nm (31 km) south
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