Oct 10, 2001
Accident
Kahoolawe Isle, HI
Injuries1 serious
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 135
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.
NTSB LAX02LA007