33.7870° N, 117.8613° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 26, 1987 · 13:00 local
Place
Orange, CA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31KH
Reported as
Robsin R22
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Helicopter was landing in a park due to a sick passenger. Struck a powerline. Damage to passenger window.
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER WAS LANDING IN A PARK DUE TO A SICK PASSENGER. STRUCK A POWERLINE. DAMAGE TO PASSENGER WINDOW.