Accident to the Airbus EC130 registered N130WS operated by Sunshine helicopters on 07/12/2022 at Hapuna

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United States authorities:

The accident helicopter "settled with power" while on short final for landing at the Hapuna Heliport, resulting in a hard landing.

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General information
Local date	07/12/2022
Responsible entity	United States - NTSB
State or area of occurrence	United States
Location	Hapuna
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0595

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	United States (Sunshine Helicopters)
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC130
Aircraft Registration	N130WS
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	Hawaii (U.S.) (H-S Hapuna)
Planned destination	Hawaii (U.S.) (H-S Hapuna)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	3735
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Sightseeing

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.