# Incident 20140919019739I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Hanalei, HI, September 19, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hanalei, HI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 22.2038° N, 159.4977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanalei, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.2038&lon=-159.4977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 900 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140919019739I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 09/19/2014, DURING AN AIR TOUR FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ENGINE SHUTDOWN.  PILOT AUTO ROTATED INTO A TARO FIELD AT HANALEI, KAUAI.  NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS (3 SOB) AND NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCAFT.

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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