# Accident 19880916044959A: Bell 206L, Lihue, HI, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 15:10 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Airport: Lihue Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DCBL
- Location: 21.9693° N, 159.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9693&lon=-159.3504&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: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,021 total, 6,051 in this make and model, 291 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916044959A

## Narrative

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

AUDIO AND LOW RPM LIGHT ON APPROACH. AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING. SEAL VENT VALVE PRESSURE SET TOO HIGH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA325), Sep 17, 1988: Bell 206L (N278KA), Lihue, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N278KA (2)

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

- [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.
- [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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