# NTSB Accident LAX02LA032
> **McDonnell Douglas 369HS** · 2001-11-23 · Pacific Ocean, PO · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA032
- **Event ID:** 20011127X02300
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-11-23
- **Location:** Pacific Ocean, PO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** 369HS
- **Registration:** N4265D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A dynamic roll over due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to ensure that all tiedowns were removed.  A factor in the accident may have been the lack of clear communications between the pilot and the shipboard helper assigned as the helicopter ground crewman.

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