Incident report
Robinson R44 crash near Lihue, Hawaii, United States
unknown2018-11-10
Summary
The passenger’s improper decision to hold her cell phone outside the helicopter, which resulted in it departing the helicopter and striking the tail rotor.
Incident details
Date
2018-11-10
Location
Lihue, Hawaii, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗21.9669, -159.5083
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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