# NTSB Accident LAX96FA103
> **Cessna 402B** · 1996-01-29 · KAMUELA, HI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA103
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05157
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-29
- **Location:** KAMUELA, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 19.930723, -155.79074
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 402B
- **Registration:** N999CR
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the copilot (pilot-rated cargo loader, who was flying the aircraft) to establish and maintain a positive rate of climb after taking off at night; and inadequate supervision by the pilot-in-command (PIC), by failing to ensure that proper altitude was obtained and maintained during the departure.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness; the lack of visual cues; and the resultant visual illusion, which the copilot failed to recognize during the night departure. Also, the lack of a restraint system (seat belt and/or shoulder harness) for the passenger was a possible related factor.

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