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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L · Lihue Kauai, HI · March 24, 1982

Date: March 24, 1982 · 10:00 local
Place: Lihue Kauai, HI
Airport: Lihue
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N278KA
Reported as: Bell 206L
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,100 total2,000 in this make and model203 in the last 90 days

N278KARegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2009 · Bell 206LS/N 46613 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBell 206L Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot hovered too close to parked helicopter whose rotors were turning with none aboard. Both main rotor tips hit.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HOVERED TOO CLOSE TO PARKED HELICOPTER WHOSE ROTORS WERE TURNING WITH NONE ABOARD. BOTH MAIN ROTOR TIPS HIT.

Other reports on N278KA · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19880916044959APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Lihue, HIAudio and low RPM light on approach. Autorotated to a hard landing. Seal vent valve pressure set too high.Sep 16, 1988 · Substantial damage Incident 19821231067899IPwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Wailua, HIPilot had engine flame out. Autorotation landing in field. Unable to duplicate reported flame out problem.Dec 31, 1982 · Minor damage