# Accident 20080514838179A: Hughes 369FF, Waimea, HI, May 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2008, 11:40 local time
- Place: Waimea, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FNHL
- Aircraft: N530R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369FF
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080514838179A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX08LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA139), May 14, 2008: Hughes 369FF (N530R), Kekaha, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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