Accident: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N
Sep 2, 2016 · Honolulu, HI
NTSB numberWPR16LA175Event id20160908X03328
- 0
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 3
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the helicopter rescue net’s contact with a utility pole and serious injury to an occupant who fell from the rescue net. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and rescue personnel’s decision to continue the extraction in proximity to the pole.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N
- Registration
- N5232G
- Year built
- 1994
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operating rules
- Public aircraft
- Defining event
- Initial climb External load event (Rotorcraft)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)8 nm (14 km) north-west
- Hickam Air Force Base (PHIK)9 nm (17 km) north-west
- Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport (NGF)12 nm (22 km) north
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