# Incident 20071112830329I: Hughes 500N, Waipahu, HI, November 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2007, 10:48 local time
- Place: Waipahu, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3849° N, 158.0110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waipahu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3849&lon=-158.0110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501HP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071112830329I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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