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LAX90LA189

1990-05-18 · HILO, Hawaii, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ITO

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

IMPROPER SUPERVISION AND ABSENCE OF ASSISTANCE BY THE COMPANY TO PASSENGERS DISEMBARKING THE HELICOPTER.

Factual narrative

THE PASSENGERS BEGAN DISEMBARKING THE HELICOPTER UPON RETURNING FROM A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. A PASSENGER EXITING THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR USED THE HAND ASSIST STRAP. HER REACH DID NOT ENABLE HER TO HOLD ON TO THE ASSIST STRAP AND REACH THE LANDING SKID WITH HER FOOT. SHE RELEASED THE HAND STRAP AS HER FOOT TOUCHED THE LANDING GEAR SKID AND SHE SLIPPED FRACTURING HER ANKLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_LAX90LA189.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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