# NTSB Accident LAX06CA227
> **Hughes 369D** · 2006-07-07 · Kihei, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06CA227
- **Event ID:** 20060817X01191
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-07-07
- **Location:** Kihei, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 20.767778, -156.392776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N611WA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstructions, which led to a main rotor blade strike.

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