SERS · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 500N · 2016-09-02 · Honolulu, HI, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR16LA175
Event ID
20160908X03328
Type
Accident
Date
2016-09-02
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Coordinates
21.256111, -157.806945
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER
Model
500N
Registration
N5232G
FAR Part
PUBU
Engines
1
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.