# NTSB Accident FTW95FA016
> **ROBINSON R22 BETA** · 1994-10-14 · EUNICE, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW95FA016
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02426
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-10-14
- **Location:** EUNICE, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.489582, -92.410316
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N80546
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT, THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE WEATHER CONDITION, WHICH WAS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

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