ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370466
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 October 2001 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Windward Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N622WA |
| MSN: | 200674D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11758 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kahoolawe Isle, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kahoolawe, HI |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A deplaning passenger was still reaching into the helicopter, re-securing the seatbelt, as the pilot lifted off for departure, and was lifted aloft straddling the right-hand landing gear strut. He subsequently fell to the ground. The helicopter had previously landed and deplaned three passengers with the engine operating and rotors turning. Two of the passengers then walked away from the front of the helicopter. The pilot reported they had given him a "thumbs up" signifying the passengers were clear of the helicopter and he could depart. The passengers reported they did not give such a signal.
Probable Cause: Inadequate visual surveillance by the pilot before takeoff resulting in liftoff with a deplaning passenger still partially aboard the helicopter. A factor in the accident was the operator's inadequate procedures.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX02LA007
History of this aircraft
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| 8 September 1995 | N58388 | City And County Of Honolulu | 0 | Pearl City, HI | |
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| 25-Mar-2024 11:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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