# Incident 19820324012439I: Bell 206L, Lihue Kauai, HI, March 24, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lihue Kauai, HI
- Airport: Lihue
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 21.9760° N, 159.3390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIHUE (LIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9760&lon=-159.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278KA-2009-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820324012439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 19880916044959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916044959A), Sep 16, 1988: Bell 206L (N278KA), Lihue, HI, Substantial damage. Audio and low RPM light on approach. Autorotated to a hard landing. Seal vent valve pressure set too high.
- [Incident 19821231067899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231067899I), Dec 31, 1982: Bell 206L (N278KA), Wailua, HI, Minor damage. Pilot had engine flame out. Autorotation landing in field. Unable to duplicate reported flame out problem.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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