# NTSB OAK71FJA14: Hughes 500, N9016F, Kaneohe, HI, March 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1971
- Place: Kaneohe, HI · KANEOHE, HI
- Location: 21.4093° N, 157.7896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaneohe, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4093&lon=-157.7896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FJA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FJA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0761   71/3/3    KANEOHE,HAWAII      HUGHES 500          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N9016F              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              42, 4416 TOTAL HOURS, 267
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU INTL               WAIHEE VALLEY,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- M/R BLADES HIT DRILL SHACKLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9016F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9016F), registered now, S/N 890111S, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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