# NTSB Accident LAX99LA282
> **Aerospatiale AS350BA** · 1999-08-24 · KAHULUI, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA282
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19565
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-24
- **Location:** KAHULUI, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 20.87095, -156.449722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS350BA
- **Registration:** N6094S
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's initial misjudgment of the wind speed and his decision to continue a downwind landing approach when his speed and altitude profile was inadequate, and his failure to maintain main rotor rpm, resulting in settling with power and a hard landing.

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