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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369FF · Waimea, HI · May 14, 2008

Date: May 14, 2008 · 11:40 local
Place: Waimea, HI
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: FNHL
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N530R
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08LA139
Reported as: Hughes 369FF
Reported engine: Allison 250C30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total2,300 in this make and model300 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) Helicopter, landed hard on a road 20 miles west of lihue, HI, after encountering a compressor stall. Injuries: none, damage: substantial. Visual inspection performed by rolls royce corporation, air safety investigator and Boeing, senior air safety investigator, no visible discrepancies were noted, engine fuel vacuum test of engine lines and components completed, test good.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) HELICOPTER, LANDED HARD ON A ROAD 20 MILES WEST OF LIHUE, HI, AFTER ENCOUNTERING A COMPRESSOR STALL. INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. VISUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY ROLLS ROYCE CORPORATION, AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR AND BOEING, SENIOR AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR, NO VISIBLE DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED, ENGINE FUEL VACUUM TEST OF ENGINE LINES AND COMPONENTS COMPLETED, TEST GOOD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKekaha, HIA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.May 14, 2008 · Substantial damage