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ANC23LA038

2023-05-21 · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PHNL

Current FAA registration · N745RH

Make / Model
AEROSPATIALE AS350B2
Year of manufacture
1982 · 41 years old at event
Engine
TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1 (712 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20200708
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA069C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The instructor pilot’s inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction, which resulted in a hard landing, and substantial damage to the tail boom.

Factual narrative

The pilot receiving instruction and instructor pilot completed a Part 135 recurrent training flight, which included, in part, autorotations, hovering autorotations, and sloping ground landings. A post-flight inspection revealed substantial damage to the tail boom that was consistent with a hard landing. The pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft structures-Fuselage-Rotorcraft tail boom-Capability exceeded
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Instructor/check pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_ANC23LA038.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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