# Incident 20230201000159I: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, Honolulu, HI, February 1, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2023, 14:33 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: K2DA
- 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: N545PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N545PH-2025-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (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 369E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,088 total, 10,048 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230201000159I

## Narrative

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

ON 2/1/2023, WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL SURVEY FOR INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, THE PIC ENCOUNTERED A WIRE STRIKE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO 3 ROTOR BLADES. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N545PH (1)

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

- [Accident 20240125000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240125000379A), Jan 25, 2024: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N545PH), Wahiawa, HI, Substantial damage. The pilot was taking off from a confined remote mountainside landing zone. During vertical takeoff, the helicopter drifted forward and the right skid hooked a…

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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