# NTSB Accident FTW95LA098
> **ROBINSON R22 BETA** · 1995-01-22 · PLACITAS, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW95LA098
- **Event ID:** 20001207X02866
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-01-22
- **Location:** PLACITAS, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.320774, -106.460311
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N269ME
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT OPERATED BEYOND THE CLIMB CAPABILITY OF THE HELICOPTER, RESULTING IN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND TERRAIN CLEARANCE OVER MOUNTAINOUS RISING TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS TURBULENCE.

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