# Accident 20180918016349A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Wahiawa, HI, September 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2018, 09:15 local time
- Place: Wahiawa, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5267° N, 158.0322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5267&lon=-158.0322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632NV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N632NV-2019-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 568 total, 468 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180918016349A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR18LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA269), Sep 18, 2018: Robinson R44 (N632NV), Wahiawa, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss 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…

## Other reports on N632NV (1)

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

- [Accident 20180918013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180918013789A), Sep 18, 2018: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N632NV), Wahiawa, HI, Substantial damage. On September 18, 2018, at approximate 0915 a helicopter Robinson model R-44, registration N632NV registered to novictor air tours performed an emergency…

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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