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| Date: | Tuesday 8 May 2018 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N514PA |
| MSN: | 51-0981D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8105 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Lumahai, Kauai, HI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Princeville Airport (HI01) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter made an emergency landing in an inaccessible forested area near Lumahai. due to an engine failure. It was returning to the Princeville Airport. The pilot was recovered by another helicopter. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
http://www.khon2.com/news/local-news/helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-on-kauai/1168313223
http://www.thegardenisland.com/2018/05/09/hawaii-news/pilot-makes-emergency-landing-near-lumahai/
http://www.airborneaviationhawaii.com/aircraft
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=514PA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 January 1997 | N7012G | Imua Air Service | 0 | Kamuela, Hawaii, HI | |
sub |
Media:
Follow Us #kasworld_aero :- Airborne Aviation helicopter makes emergency landing on Kauai - KITV Honolulu https://t.co/fyqFzRpr4a #Asdullah_Aziz
— KASWORLD-AERO ✈ ? (@kasworld_aero) 9 mai 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2018 09:40 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 09-May-2018 09:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 09-May-2018 09:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2018 14:12 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 10-May-2018 16:39 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 18-Mar-2019 15:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2023 04:50 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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