What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While in cruise flight at 3000 feet MSL over Honolulu the aircraft experienced a sudden loss of power and the low rotor RPM horn sounded. Pilot immediatily entered autorotation and looked for a place to land. Pilot contacted air traffic control on the way down. Aircraft landed on a downtown side steet and slid 155 feet into a parked car. Both car and aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3000 FEET MSL OVER HONOLULU THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE LOW ROTOR RPM HORN SOUNDED. PILOT IMMEDIATILY ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. PILOT CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ON THE WAY DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A DOWNTOWN SIDE STEET AND SLID 155 FEET INTO A PARKED CAR. BOTH CAR AND AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.