# Incident 19821231067899I: Bell 206L, Wailua, HI, December 31, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wailua, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 22.0541° N, 159.3368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.0541&lon=-159.3368&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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,320 total, 945 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231067899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD ENGINE FLAME OUT. AUTOROTATION LANDING IN FIELD. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE REPORTED FLAME OUT PROBLEM.

## 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 19820324012439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820324012439I), Mar 24, 1982: Bell 206L (N278KA), Lihue Kauai, HI, Minor damage. Pilot hovered too close to parked helicopter whose rotors were turning with none aboard. Both main rotor tips hit.

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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