# Incident 20221126019119I: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N, Honolulu, HI, November 26, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2022, 15:56 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N (registry code 3027374, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-500n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 500N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221126019119I

## Narrative

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

PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT PERFORMING COASTLINE WATER PATROL AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET WHEN A WAVE REBOUNDED OFF THE CLIFF FACE INTO SUBJECT HELICOPTER.  LEFT SIDE UPPER AND LOWER WNDISHIELDS DAMAGED AND WATER ENTERED AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO BASE AT HNL.

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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