# NTSB Accident LAX07LA270
> **Hughes 369D** · 2007-09-08 · Ellensburg, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX07LA270
- **Event ID:** 20070919X01416
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-09-08
- **Location:** Ellensburg, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.821666, -120.440277
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N31HM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The passenger's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the rotating main rotor disc while the helicopter was hovering.  An uphill terrain condition was a factor

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