# NTSB Accident LAX00LA018
> **Sikorsky CH-54A** · 1999-10-16 · ELKO, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA018
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19991
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-16
- **Location:** ELKO, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.9496, -115.789375
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sikorsky
- **Model:** CH-54A
- **Registration:** N9125M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight engineer's decision to climb a step ladder that put him in close proximity to the still turning main rotor blades.  The gusting wind was a factor in the accident.

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