20180918016349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 · Wahiawa, HI · September 18, 2018

Date: September 18, 2018 · 09:15 local
Place: Wahiawa, HI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N632NV
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR18LA269
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R44
Reported engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 568 total468 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

N632NVRegistration cancelled Sep 23, 2019 · Robinson Helicopter R44S/N 2435 · Built 2016 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 Engine modelLycoming O-540-F1B5Reciprocating

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What happened

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On September 18, 2018, at approximate 0915 a helicopter Robinson model R-44, registration N632NV registered to novictor air tours performed an emergency landing in a pineapple field by Wahiawa, Hawaii. Pilot experience an engine oil low pressure indication.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2018, AT APPROXIMATE 0915 A HELICOPTER ROBINSON MODEL R-44, REGISTRATION N632NV REGISTERED TO NOVICTOR AIR TOURS PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PINEAPPLE FIELD BY WAHIAWA, HAWAII. PILOT EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE OIL LOW PRESSURE INDICATION.

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 WPR18LA269Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWahiawa, HILoss of oil in flight as a result of a loose oil filter adapter which resulted in the pilot initiating an immediate landing to an open field. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's manipulation of the throttle that led to a reduction in rotor rpm, which…Sep 18, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N632NV · 1

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

Accident 20180918013789ACruise/Level Flight · Wahiawa, HIOn September 18, 2018, at approximate 0915 a helicopter Robinson model R-44, registration N632NV registered to novictor air tours performed an emergency landing in a pineapple field by Wahiawa, Hawaii. Pilot experience an engine oil low pressure indication.Sep 18, 2018 · Substantial damage