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Aviation accident ANC24FA063
3 fatal · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 · 2024-07-11 · Kekaha, HI, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ANC24FA063- Event ID
20240712194676- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2024-07-11
- Location
- Kekaha, HI, USA
- Coordinates
- 22.183594, -159.64597
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- Model
- R44
- Registration
- N144KW
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
An encounter with turbulence due to downdraft winds that resulted in mast bumping and an in-flight breakup.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown