# NTSB Accident LAX02LA007
> **Hughes 369D** · 2001-10-10 · Kahoolawe Isle, HI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA007
- **Event ID:** 20011019X02122
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-10
- **Location:** Kahoolawe Isle, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 20.879028, -156.49913
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N622WA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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