# NTSB Accident LAX94LA134
> **AEROSPATIALE AS-350-B** · 1994-02-24 · HUMUULA, HI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA134
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00778
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-02-24
- **Location:** HUMUULA, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 20.039585, -155.699661
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS-350-B
- **Registration:** N766MP
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## 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.

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