# Accident 20181022020529A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Kaneohe, HI, October 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2018, 17:10 local time
- Place: Kaneohe, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 2NVA
- Location: 21.4675° N, 157.8039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4675&lon=-157.8039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4132H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4132H-2020-02-27) (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: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,872 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181022020529A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 AIR TOUR FLIGHT CRASHED ONTO SAND BAR NORTH ON KANEOHE BAY, HI.  PILOT EXPERIENCED A MEDICAL ISSUE IN FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR19LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA013), Oct 23, 2018: Robinson R44 (N4132H), Kaneohe, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s sudden incapacitation from an undiagnosed heart condition during flight, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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