# NTSB Accident LAX04LA045
> **OMF OMF-100-160** · 2003-11-15 · Van Nuys, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA045
- **Event ID:** 20031122X01942
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-11-15
- **Location:** Van Nuys, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.20972, -119.489997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** OMF
- **Model:** OMF-100-160
- **Registration:** N290MF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to either brief the passenger about disembarking from an airplane with the propeller running or to shutdown the engine during the passenger's disembarkation.  The night lighting condition and the passenger's lack of familiarity with airplanes were factors.

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