# Incident 20100304028449I: Mcdonnell D 369E, Hilo, HI, March 4, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2010, 12:58 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K2DA
- Location: 19.7203° N, 155.0485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILO INTL (ITO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7203&lon=-155.0485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL D 369E
- Reported engine: ROLLS ROYCE 250
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100304028449I

## Narrative

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

N500PH, MD500E, BECAUSE OF UNSPECIFIED MECHANICAL ISSUES MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE SHORELINE, 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE HILO AIRPORT AT 1458PST. NO REPORTED DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N500PH (1)

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

- [Accident 20130725014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130725014219A), Jul 25, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N500PH), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. The accident pilot was assigned to fly aircraft N500PH, an HU-369 helicopter, for a flightseeing tour of Hawaii island at 12:30 p.m. the pilot who had…

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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