# NTSB Accident BFO94LA035
> **ROBINSON R-22A** · 1994-01-25 · GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO94LA035
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00598
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-01-25
- **Location:** GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.169742, -77.180809
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R-22A
- **Registration:** N8559A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM WHICH LED TO AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLING OVER ON ITS SIDE.  A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE FLYING HELICOPTERS.

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