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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 500N · Waipahu, HI · November 12, 2007

Date: November 12, 2007 · 10:48 local
Place: Waipahu, HI
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N501HP
Reported as: Hughes 500N
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total5,000 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) Aircraft involved: MD520N, registration #N501HP. This incident occurred on November 12, 2007, on the island of oahu, at approximately 2050Z. Honolulu police department helicopter responded to assist patrol units locating a fleeing suspect. While orbiting at an altitude between 300-400FT above the ground the main rotor struck a rope that hung an advertisement balloon. A precautionary landing was made. No injuries to pilot and (2) two passengers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT INVOLVED: MD520N, REGISTRATION #N501HP. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2007, ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU, AT APPROXIMATELY 2050Z. HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT HELICOPTER RESPONDED TO ASSIST PATROL UNITS LOCATING A FLEEING SUSPECT. WHILE ORBITING AT AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 300-400FT ABOVE THE GROUND THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK A ROPE THAT HUNG AN ADVERTISEMENT BALLOON. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND (2) TWO PASSENGERS.