# NTSB Accident IAD99LA028
> **Robinson R-22B** · 1999-01-15 · FAIRFIELD, NJ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD99LA028
- **Event ID:** 20001204X00067
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-01-15
- **Location:** FAIRFIELD, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R-22B
- **Registration:** N8041J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to maintain rotor rpm and his failure to complete the autorotational descent.  A factor in the accident was the flight instructor's failure to fully deploy carburetor heat as directed in the Pilot's Operating Handbook.

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